McCain Retools Immigration Stance

Associated Press ^ | February 27, 2008 | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

[calcowgirl]

WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain faces a dilemma on immigration as he works to persuade conservatives he's tough enough on the issue without erasing his historic appeal to Hispanic voters.

Once a crusader for offering the nation's roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants a way to get legal status, McCain now says his first priority is fortifying U.S. borders.

The metamorphosis reflects McCain's intensifying effort to consolidate his support among conservatives, who deride the Arizona senator's past proposals on immigration as offering amnesty to lawbreakers, and bitterly resent his work with Democrats, including Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, on the issue.

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Listen to McCain's speeches or look on his campaign web site now, and there's little mention of the fight to give illegal immigrants a way to stay in the U.S. lawfully. He instead emphasizes border security — the catch phrase of conservatives who scorned his earlier proposals.

It's a difference of emphasis, not a change in stance, Republican strategists say.

"He's in an excellent place with conservatives who are concerned about immigration, because his position — that he'll secure the border first and have that security certified by the border-state governors, and then we'll go back and deal with the 12 million — seems to have satisfied most people," said Charlie Black, a McCain adviser.

"He says, 'Look, we got the message — the American people do not trust us when we say we'll secure the border,'" Black added.

[TexasNative2000]

"He says, 'Look, we got the message — the American people do not trust us when we say we'll secure the border,'" Black added.

We also do not trust that this 'emphasis' is more than election season window dressing.

[domenad]

You’d better more than retool it, McCain. You’d better gut it, overbore it, put some new rods and pistons in it, change the oil, tires, differential, do a full set of body work on it, paint it until it looks brand new, then decide it still isn’t good enough and push it over a cliff before buying a new one of a totally different model.

[The Toll]

I know who the re-TOOL is and it’s not conservatives. He can’t really think we’re that stupid?

[LachlanMinnesota]

I don’t trust certification by border state governors, either. Let’s have some criteria, other than having buddies say its been done.

We already heard the President promise to do this, but it has yet to be done.

[cripplecreek]

Comedy?

[org.whodat]

"He's in an excellent place with conservatives who are concerned about immigration, because his position — that he'll secure the border first and have that security certified by the border-state governors, and then we'll go back and deal with the 12 million — seems to have satisfied most people," said Charlie Black, a McCain adviser.

McCain when you get your rear kicked in November you need to read that statement of Charlie Black. The man has the mind of a four year old.

[Grunthor]

“McCain Retools Immigration Stance”

Could have just as easily read “McCain Lies”

[Just another Joe]

"He says, 'Look, we got the message — the American people do not trust us when we say we'll secure the border,'" Black added.

You're darn tootin I don't trust McCain when it comes to immigration.

[TexasCajun]

I apologize to all the offended Illegal Aliens for what the mean, uncaring Republican John MeCain said today.

[Hoffer Rand]

He’s a tool, alright, and we know who’s using him.

[Grunthor]

I will never trust a man that hired Dr. Juan Hernandez, period.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Retool, the new lying.

Retool all you want, you retread retard, you’re still out to destroy the nation.

[Travis McGee]

Don't listen to McCain's politically motivated promises of the moment: observe his actions. This is the man John McCain chose to be his "Hispanic Outreach Director." Hernandez is a certified traitor. Born in Dallas, he decided as an adult to become a dual-national Mexican citizen. His last "real" job was serving on Mexican President Vicente Fox's cabinet as his "American Reconquista Director." After that gig ran out, he worked (sic) for George Soros funded internationalist foundations, like the one that published his new book.

The "New American Pioneers" proclaimed in his book are the illegal alien invaders he urges to become settlers in the USA. Hernandez believes all Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the USA should become dual citizens and consider themselves Mexicans first, "to the 8th generation." He believes there should be no border at all between Mexico and the USA, ever.

And this is the man McCain chose for his "Hispanic Outreach Director." In the past week McCain was asked about this choice, and he said he chose Hernandez because he agrees with his positions. If so, McCain is supporting invasion and reconquista.

Then I read our Constitution, Article 4 Section 4, where it says the federal government MUST protect the states from invasion, and I can only conclude one thing: John McCain is our new Benedict Arnold.

"In his own words: McCain’s radical Hispanic outreach director Juan Hernandez on youtube"

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/27/in-his-own-words-mccains-hispanic-outreach-director-preaches-open-borders/

[calcowgirl]

He can’t really think we’re that stupid?

Uhh... yeah. He can. And does. (imo)

[Grunthor]

“He can’t really think we’re that stupid?”

Seen the FR poll?

[kittymyrib]

How’s that double razor wire fence coming, John? Oh, by “securing the border” you mean putting up a “virtual fence” to guard the “virtual border.” Nice try, Loser.

[TADSLOS]

Actions, not bull#%&*.

A day earlier, in Milwaukee, in front of an audience of more sympathetic businessmen, McCain had been asked how debate over the immigration bill was playing politically. “In the short term, it probably galvanizes our base,” he said. “In the long term, if you alienate the Hispanics, you’ll pay a heavy price.” Then he added, unable to help himself, “By the way, I think the fence is least effective. But I’ll build the goddamned fence if they want it.”

Quit pandering to a demographic that owes no allegiance to this nation and sucks American taxpayers dry, kick Juan Hernandez to the curb and then you might be taken seriously.

[Shermy]

John McCain faces a dilemma on immigration as he works to persuade conservatives he's tough enough on the issue without erasing his historic appeal to Hispanic voters.

White liberal racist myth that "Hispanic voters" support McCain's immigration plans.

Once a crusader for offering the nation's roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants a way to get legal status, McCain now says his first priority is fortifying U.S. borders.

False dilemma. One does not preclude the other. George Bush says the same thing for the borders--then instant lifetime legalization with Z Visas.

He instead emphasizes border security — the catch phrase of conservatives who scorned his earlier proposals.

Just a "catch phrase" eh? More liberal projection.

"He's in an excellent place with conservatives who are concerned about immigration, because his position — that he'll secure the border first and have that security certified by the border-state governors, and then we'll go back and deal with the 12 million — seems to have satisfied most people,"

No it doesn't. It says McCain is absolutely insincere. He plans a massive amnesty+. No different than Bush, he is using a ruse where he will announce the "borders are secure" and then give us amnesty, as if that's what it was all about. McCain is his usual devious self again.

[Zathras]

The only way to fix a dull tool is put it on a grinding wheel or buy a new one.
Simply painting it a new color doesn't make it work any better.