EDITORIAL: McCain and Obama: alien twins

Washington Times ^ | July 2, 2008 | Washington Times

[AuntB]

In their June 28 speeches to (NALEO), John McCain and Barack Obama seemed to be competing to see who could do a better job of pandering to open-borders advocacy groups.....

.....Mr. McCain called for creation of a "temporary" worker program; declared that "comprehensive immigration reform" will "be my top priority yesterday, today and tomorrow"; and called for a way to turn illegal aliens into citizens of the United States.

.... In response, the McCain campaign attacked Mr. Obama for proposing "poison pill amendments" that would undo the efforts of Mr. McCain and Sen. Edward Kennedy to pass a "bipartisan" immigration bill.

In fact, Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain have generally been on the same side when it comes to illegal immigration. In 2006, both men voted for an amendment by Sen. Arlen Specter that would have required consultation with the Mexican government about the construction of fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border. That same year, they both opposed an amendment by Sen. John Ensign barring illegal aliens from receiving Social Security credit for work done under a false Social Security number. Last year, both voted against an amendment introduced by Sen. John Cornyn that would have permanently barred gang members, terrorists, sex offenders and aliens convicted of at least three DUIs from the United States. In October, when he was attempting to revive his faltering campaign, Mr. McCain moved to distance himself from supporting the Dream Act. And judging from his NALEO address, Mr. McCain may be about to reverse himself again.

The unhappy reality is that on the issue of illegal immigration, you can barely tell John McCain and Barack Obama apart.

[AuntB]

This is an interesting article (can’t be posted)McCain, in from of LEO’s proclaims there must be enforcement...too bad he didn’t think of that when he constantly voted against it. His solution...same as democrats....throw more money at it.

UPDATED: McCain says feds should pick up more of the cost for deporting illegals

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/UPDATES/80701016/1008/NEWS01

[CowboyJay]

"comprehensive immigration reform" will "be my top priority yesterday, today and tomorrow"

Snipped for illustration of a point:

Straight from the horse's mouth, folks. Not the GWOT, not the economy, nor energy independence will be his main focus in office. It has always been and WILL BE dissolution of our borders and subjugation to supranational bodies such as the UN.

[patriot08]

Obama’s speech to La Raza:

(La Raza (The Race), Largest Hispanic organization in the U.S.
Lobbies for racial preferences, bilingual education, stricter hate crimes laws, mass immigration, and amnesty for illegal aliens )

Obama pimps illegal aliens. Shameful, considering the additional violent crime, third word diseases they bring into this country and the billions of dollars it cost us to take care of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEITOQfKVmo
“I walked the walk. I talked the talk. I marched with you for “civil rights” of “immigrants”. (!!)

Obama said the recent Senate immigration debate “was both ugly and racist in a way we haven’t see since the struggle for civil rights.”

Obama told La Raza that the mass protests lately of for immigration rights of Mexicans is equal in greatness to the civil rights protest of the past!

Omama supports La Raza’s, the “DREAM Act,” which would mandate states to offer in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens — thus providing them with benefits not available to U.S. citizens from other states.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070723/NATION/107230063/1001

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870205/posts

http://www.miamiherald.com/campaign08/story/201957.html

“I will stand with the Muslims and protect them..” Obama. Barack Obama

Get the facts on the life and career of Barack Obama
that the media covers up:
http://www.theobamafile.com/

CHECK THIS OUT, PEOPLE:
http://immigrationcounters.com/

http://www.texasborderregulators.org/

[Ben Ficklin]

Using the phrase "alien twins" is not accurate.

You have to look at what parts they were in opposition.

On the Dorgan/union amendment on sunsetting the guestworker program, Obama voted to sunset and McCain against.

On the Baucus-Tester amendment 1236 on linking Real ID to EEV, McCain voted to table the amendment and Obama against. The amendment was not tabled, but before it could get a vote, another bill killer amendment did pass.

The Grassley-Baucus-Obama amendment 1441 to block merging of the databases and requiring EEV passed with McCain voting against.

[gubamyster]

ping

[raybbr]

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain told the National Sheriff's Association meeting today that if elected he will require the federal government to pick up more of the costs of detaining and deporting illegal aliens who commit crimes.

This is a canard. McCain knows full well the House will never appropriate money for this. He has nothing to fear by making this pronouncement.

[Dante3]

He is not fighting for the best interests of this country.

[doc]

McAmnesty’s latest statement, “we must secure the borders first” is pure tripe. It holds about as much credibility as Bush 8 years ago telling us, “we need comprehensive immigration reform”.

[AmericanInTokyo]

and what is "second", Mr. McCain?

AMNESTY, THAT's what!