McCain is reduced to a big fat red herring and strawman argument.
There are alternatives. His bill amounts to a real do-nothing solve-nothing approach. It doesnt stop future illegal immigration. It certainly does punish - rather it rewards - previous lawbreakers. It doesnt secure the border, but does a fraction of what is needed there.
The real answer:
1. Secure the border - FULLY.
2. Enforce immigration law in the workplace and with local law enforcement.
3. Create more emloyment-based immigration and less chain migration.
... this is not what the open borders folks want. So they undremine real reform and instead put forth this fake reform that makes things worse and worse.
McCain is destroying the tiny smattering of credibility he has left with his tissue of lies. I am a rock-solid hardcore Republican and I will do everything to defeat him in the primary and I am at the point where I wouldnt care if he won were he the nominee.
“McCain is letting Bush be the wind under his wings — in matters where Bush has the power — Iraq and immigration.”
Bush has NO POWER on immigration ... he speak on immigration and his poll ratings go down. it now rests with the LEFT-WING DEMOCRATS AND LA RAZA. And Bush handed the power right to them by being too desperate to sign anything no matter how bad it is.
As far as I can tell, the "far" left Democrats and La Raza are against this bill. They (the Dems) may be our only hope to stop it.
Meanwhile, those were good points you made in your post.