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McCain: Focus on illegal immigration hurt GOP's image
KSWT/AP ^ | 5/5/08 | staff

Posted on 05/05/2008 10:42:34 AM PDT by pissant

PHOENIX (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says the focus on illegal immigration during the Republican primary season harmed his party's image among Hispanics.

Speaking to reporters in Phoenix on Cinco de Mayo, McCain said that Hispanic citizens want America's borders secured and illegal immigrants to be treated humanely.

He says low-income Hispanic citizens are vulnerable to losing their jobs to the lower wages accepted by illegal immigrants.

On the subject of broader immigration policies, McCain says local governments would not have to take on immigration problems had the federal government overhauled the country's immigration policies.

McCain spoke at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport before his flight to North Carolina.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; elections; hispandering; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; mccain; rino; rmsp; twirp
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To: Antonio C
I suspect that most real conservatives will come around and support John McCain this November.

I suspect the most real conservatives will be wondering WTH happened that McCain came to be the guy on the ballot.
261 posted on 05/05/2008 10:46:21 PM PDT by ruination
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To: calcowgirl
Ohhhhhhhh, my eyes! (What an image!)

Where is that FR graphics dept. when you need them? lol

262 posted on 05/05/2008 11:48:29 PM PDT by TigersEye (Berlin 1936. Olympics for murdering regimes. Beijing 2008.)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Thank you! I’m a bit embarrassed that I didn’t recognize it earlier... but I did slither over to google and figure it out, LOL.

Conincidentally, I came across this photo tonight of an old Mecha flyer, right after. It struck me that there was a snake in the beak of the bird (vulture?).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2011658/posts?page=258#258


263 posted on 05/06/2008 12:06:50 AM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: ruination
I suspect the most real conservatives will be wondering WTH happened that McCain came to be the guy on the ballot.

I suspect folks at the RNC will be sittin' around scratching their heads saying
"I can't believe the people that said for the past two years they wouldn't vote for McCain ... didn't."

264 posted on 05/06/2008 12:12:52 AM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: upsdriver

Happy to oblige.


265 posted on 05/06/2008 3:45:30 AM PDT by fetal heart beats by 21st day (Defending human life is not a federalist issue. It is the business of all of humanity.)
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To: E. Cartman
......it had never strayed so far to the left.....

My perception is that the country is pretty well split between the left and the right. In the last election, the left prevailed and captured the legislative bodies. That indicates a shift leftward.

To win elections you must have voters. To capture the left leaning but vacillating center, a leftward shift in one is necessary. A strong, solidly presented program of Republican thought can also persuade the left of center.

When I come here on a daily basis and read the arrogant vanity comments of the ultra right I am chagrined by the inability many here to see that to govern you must first win elections.

266 posted on 05/06/2008 4:45:25 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The Bitcons will elect a Democrat by default)
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To: Antonio C

Paul has some great ideas. Too bad he also has some straight out of the Lewrockwell school of leftist ‘conservatism’.


267 posted on 05/06/2008 7:22:44 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: indylindy
"Juan McLame and his other Juan, Hernandez that is, have destroyed any vestige left of a GOP image. McCain can go to hell and take the stinking GOP with him."

-Interesting thoughts on McCain. What do you think of Hillary?
268 posted on 05/06/2008 11:28:41 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: bert
When I come here on a daily basis and read the arrogant vanity comments of the ultra right I am chagrined by the inability many here to see that to govern you must first win elections.

But when conservatives run as conservatives, they win elections. When they run as something left of center, their supporters stay home and the democrats win the day.

269 posted on 05/06/2008 2:22:59 PM PDT by E. Cartman (Ronald Reagan's single biggest mistake: Picking Poppy Bush to be his veep.)
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To: Democrats hate too much

Hillary and McCain can see each other in hell, along with the magic Barack.


270 posted on 05/06/2008 4:22:12 PM PDT by dforest (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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