Posted on 04/02/2006 5:45:33 PM PDT by Aetius
Sunday, April 2, 2006 11:58 a.m. EDT John McCain Praises Pro-illegal Protests
Sen. John McCain is praising the recent wave of pro-illegal immigration demonstrations, saying that if the protesters hang tough they will succeed in forcing Congress to liberalize immigration laws.
"If such demonstrations continue, I think we will have a bill for the President to sign soon," the Arizona Republican told a New York City gathering on Friday sponsored by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform.
"The more debate, the more demonstrations, the more likely we will prevail," McCain added, in quotes picked up by the New York Daily News.
The Irish group backs the McCain-Kennedy bill that would allow illegal aliens already in the U.S. to stay and work toward citizenship.
McCain offered the comments as the city girded for its first major pro-illegal rally - a march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday that ended in lower Manhattan.
Despite the Arizona Republican's support, marchers on Saturday sounded decidedly anti-GOP.
"We are fed up," said Humberto Suarezmotta, a former professor from Colombia, told the News.
"Since the Mayflower, immigrants have been coming here and now we have Republicans who are against minorities."
"The people united will never be defeated!" other demonstrators chanted in Spanish. "We're not going, but Bush can leave!"
Should have asked the minnion if everyone includes thugs, murderers, and terrorists.
McCain is inciting insurrection and riot, and he's proud to do so. He is despicable.
Praises the criminal mexican flag wavers? UNBELIEVABLE!
And you have Senator Graham saying we need to get out of Iraq because there is no support for the war anymore.
Thank you, BQ.
Well, there you have it, folks. This is the crap we have to put up with here in AZ, and unfortunately, when his ^%$# hits the fan, it affects the entire country.
We are sorry for it. If there is any way, our recall drive gets in gear, we will all benefit from it.
Encourage Allen fans to vote for him on the main browse page, lower right hand corner.
So welcome :) I know other people were planning to call after me, but I don't know if anyone else got this staffer.
There are so many people I run into in AZ who are registered Repubs and think McCain is just great. Once I start talking to them, they realize there is more than meets the eye with Mc.
I never cared for him, but the more I read and hear on FR, the more horrified I am. The staffer who could care less what I thought, implied I should pay more taxes to support the rest of the world, and all but called me a liar about the waiting time in the emergency rooms here was something else!
Is that a U.S. senator encouraging illegals to break U.S. law?
McCain belongs in a padded cell, not the US Senate let alone the Oval Office.
Round up ALL the illegals and ship 'em back.
No way, no how. Never. may as well go full steam ahead into the abyss.
I'm sure the staffer is a Liberal, I can't believe she's a Republican, but hey, look at McCain, so what do I know?
LOL!
Oh but there are freepers who will vote for him because he's better than Hillary.
But Bush is in favor of them staying! How many other protestors believe this way? How ridiculous!
I totally agree with you.
Good, that ought to put a fork in his chances.
Yes, we are all rich, that's for sure.
McCain = Hillary + penis - testicles.
McCain has even went to the extent of criticizing the war in Iraq. He is not a republican or even a RINO, he is a new Democrat.
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