McCain defends immigration reform bill

North County Times ^ | 40 MAY 2007 | EDWARD SIFUENTES

[Brilliant]

“McCain, R-Ariz., is among a bipartisan group of about a dozen senators who negotiated the controversial immigration bill...”

One of McCain’s many faults is that he’s too bipartisan. Same with Bush.

[Rummyfan]

McCain, the President, Kyl, Graham... what do any of them hope to gain by enactment of this mess which will only make things worse - a lot worse!

[SamuraiScot]

McCain will tank precipitously from here on out. Promoting illegal immigration, electorally speaking, is a dog that won’t hunt.

[radar101]

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"We cannot have 12 million people in America where we don't know where they are and what they're doing," McCain said. "Since 9/11, this has become a national security issue."
IT NEVER BOTHERED YOU BEFORE NOW!

Go to the website:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/05/30/news/top_stories/1_01_505_29_07.txt

The comments at the bottom are interesting!

[goldstategop]

McCain's version of the amnesty includes: 1) amnesty for breaking American laws, 2) amnesty from taxes and 3) amnesty from having to wait one's turn like people who have to wait for years to legally immigrate to the United States. Its so wonderful he thinks we need it for our national security. Yeah, right.

Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[alicewonders]

The citizens are being screwed big-time on this!

McCain, Bush and the GOP are committing suicide.

[Suzy Quzy]

I am most surprised about KYL!!!! The others are RINOs but Kyl is the real deal!! WHY is he pushing such a bad thing? Does he think it’s going to be so much worse if we do nothing or do something else? What am I missing....I trust KYL totally.....up until now.

[drpix]

John McCain, having been in Congress since 1983, is one of the few there today who voted for the 1986 Amnesty. He should be held personally accountable for its failure each and every time he dares to advocate for this 2007 Amnesty.

[SUSSA]

McCain is part of the pro-criminal axis pushing the amnesty.

[flowerplough]

Perhaps it's just McCain's southwestern perspective dominating his calculations, but isn't he further proving himself unfit to be president? Senators who run for the higher office are well-advised to say much and do little, but here's McCain trying to accomplish. Even looking past his Quixotic dream of conquering all the windmilling, gigantic, illegal-alien problemos grandes in one gallant Senate bill, what special kind of fool dare divide his concentration like this? Is the presidential campaign little more that McCains's hobby, by now? I certainly hope so.

[drpix]

In 1986, an actual amnesty (called "legalization") for 2.5 million - with only the promise of enforcement - resulted in 12-20 million Illegals today. What should we expect an actual amnesty (called whatever supporters want) for those 12-20 million today - again with only the promise of enforcement - will produce in 20 years? Less future Illegals?

McCain voted for the 1986 Amnesty.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. There is only one serious question remaining in this debate: Are McCain and the other supporters insane enough to actual beleive the the results of the same action as 1986 will be different this time OR are they just banking on the American public being insane enough to beleive it?

[Don Corleone]

McCain and Carter. Living proof that the Naval Academy can and does make mistakes.

[KC Burke]

Reform at this point is too little, too late for a problem that has festered twenty years where laws weren't enforced, funds weren't allocated and a blind eye was turned to the problem by the media and bureaucrats to pander to special interests.

In the last 24 months we have passed laws for more ICE and BP staff and then failed to fund them and hire them. The legislation was a sham reform. We have additionally passed laws for border improvements which has also been unfunded and unexecuted. That is a sham reform.

Why do we want to have these professional politicians of both parties pretend they are accomplishing something when they are doing nothing but passing the problem along to later generations with these various sham reforms?

I don't want the NEW law until you go back and begin the enforcement of the prior law with vigor, George, John, Lindsey and all the rest of you free loaders.

Do your damn job -- and this isn't it!

[TexasRedeye]

"Since 9/11, this has become a national security issue..."

Huh? It wasn't a national seurity issue BEFORE 9/11? If it had been, maybe, just maybe, there would not have BEEN a 9/11 attack!

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Sell-out.

[zeugma]

what do any of them hope to gain by enactment of this mess which will only make things worse

Try this link for one likely answer. It's a long read, but worth it.
Immigration and Usurpation - Real reason why your Senator wants this immigration amnesty bill

[Hat-Trick]

I'm not sure about Kyl's particulars for supporting this, but I will tell you why I think Hagel is supporting it. Big, corporate agriculture (Con Agra, ADM, Cargill, etc.), and the Ag lobby is and has dumped big piles of money into his PAC and previous campaign efforts. They want the cheap labor, and want the law changed so that there is no risk of being charged with a crime for hiring illegals, and this is simply payback for their monetary support of their elected representitive.

I hate to be cynical, but this is what our government has become. I'm sure it's a pretty similar story with other RINO's who are supporting this "reform" - though Kyl is a suprise because I always thought he was a pretty solid conservative. With the democrats, it is easy to figure out their motive. They want more constituents to become dependents slopping at the public trough - who will vote to keep them in office. With the RINO's it is all about power-grabbing sellouts and payback. Find out who has put alot of money into Kyl's campaign and PAC, if he has one, and look at their position on this "reform". I believe you will likely find your answer there.

[windsorknot]

McCain said of opponents of the immigration reform bill, “@#$%^&*()!*(”.

[MBB1984]

Didn’t McVain finish close to the bottom of his Naval class?

I will enjoy it so much when McVain gets thrashed in the primaries. How any true Republican could support him is bizarre.