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McCain urges path to legal status
Sac Bee ^ | 5/23/08 | Peter Hecht

Posted on 05/23/2008 10:35:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Arizona Sen. John McCain faced withering criticism from conservatives in Republican presidential primaries for backing a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. But Thursday, McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in calling for an immigration plan including visas to bring employees to California's Silicon Valley and the state's agricultural fields. McCain's broad immigration pitch – coming at a global competitiveness roundtable of California technology executives – stood out from a far more cautious tone he had adopted earlier in the primary season.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; illegals; immigrantlist; legalstatus; mccain; path; schwarzenegger; urges
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To: NormsRevenge; gubamyster; HiJinx; Travis McGee; calcowgirl; Ernest_at_the_Beach

“We need to change the system?”

Yeaaaaaaaaaaa...enforcing the immigration laws, deporting ALL illegals and securing BOTH borders WOULD BE A PLEASANT CHANGE!!!


21 posted on 05/23/2008 10:47:11 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Grunthor
Wrong. He has learned there are many conservatives who are so consumed by fear that they will dutifully vote for him because they delude themselves by saying he is better than his RAT friends. HE can spit and defecate on them and they will come back for more.
22 posted on 05/23/2008 10:47:37 AM PDT by isrul (Help make every day, "Disrespect a muzzie day.")
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To: Moonman62

Does he realize that the illegal immigrant has somewhere between zero education and eitht years of education?

Is that the best and brightest minds he’s refering to?

If so, how dumb must this ass think Citzens of the United States are?


23 posted on 05/23/2008 10:50:07 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (If you continue to hold your nose and vote, your nation will stink worse after every election.)
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To: Cicero

How is his position on this any different than GWB? Did you vote for him? Is he a fool and a traitor?


24 posted on 05/23/2008 10:51:57 AM PDT by Huck ("Real" conservatives support OBAMA in 08 (that's how you know Im not a real conservative))
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To: NormsRevenge

Why the hell doesn’t he STFU about this stuff? He’s already asking us to eat a giant shit sandwich by voting for him. It doesn’t become any more palatable with a topping of thumbtacks.


25 posted on 05/23/2008 10:53:31 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
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To: NormsRevenge
including visas to bring employees to California's Silicon Valley

Programming the high-tech computers that Americans won't program.

26 posted on 05/23/2008 10:54:27 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (The road to hell is paved with the stones of pragmatism.)
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To: NormsRevenge; calcowgirl

Neither one, I might add, got where they are by way of a proper Republican primary. Both of them owe their positions to cross-over Democrats.

27 posted on 05/23/2008 10:57:05 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (The road to hell is paved with the stones of pragmatism.)
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To: NormsRevenge; All
More of the same garbage from these two clowns. This is what the Republican party has come to. Both of these two characters are pathetic in their own way. Each one has no grasp of what is going on in the real world. McCain has spent too much time in D.C. and Arnold was spent to much time in Beverly Hills or Bel Air or wherever he lives.

Neither has a grasp on what type of damage an amnesty plan will result in. Both are isolated from the consequences of their actions.

For any or you who voted for McCain in the primaries, may the fleas of a thousand camels ...

28 posted on 05/23/2008 10:57:33 AM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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To: Huck

GWB seemed to be concerned about gaining the Hispanic vote, but did not really make it clear that he made no distinction between legal hispanic Americans and illegal immigrants until after 2006.

McCain, on the other hand, is making it perfectly clear beforehand.

Bush backed off, after trying rather faintly a second time and understanding how unpopular it was making him with his base. I don’t think McCain will back off. He LIKES being a maverick and kicking the conservative base.

Yes, Bush was disappointing on this, especially after 2006. But McCain would be much worse.


29 posted on 05/23/2008 10:58:55 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: truthguy

For any or you who voted for McCain in the primaries, may the fleas of a thousand camels ...

now now,, don’t go questioning the motives of all the dems that crossed over to vote for McCain in GoP primaries.


30 posted on 05/23/2008 10:59:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

There’s always been a path. It’s called “get in line”. Millions from around the world have used it and continue to use it.


31 posted on 05/23/2008 10:59:15 AM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: ElkGroveDan

The GoP convention should be a real hoot.

When TWirPs rule, we all pay thru the nose for their coming together.

It is not too late for the GoP to regain some sanity..


32 posted on 05/23/2008 11:00:56 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: Huck
How is his position on this any different than GWB? Did you vote for him? Is he a fool and a traitor?

GWB is one of the reasons we're in this mess right now. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a traitor - but I could pretty easily believe he is a fool. I've had it with all of them!

33 posted on 05/23/2008 11:01:36 AM PDT by alicewonders (I'm a conservative, and I'm hated by the GOP & the Dems - I must be doing something right!)
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To: NormsRevenge

The US Dept. of Labor already has no less than 5 guest worker programs. You can see them here...

http://www.doleta.gov/Business/gw/guestwkr/

My guess is that McCain is totally ignorant of all of them.

The problem is NOT ‘lack of a guest worker program’.


34 posted on 05/23/2008 11:01:51 AM PDT by navyguy (Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.)
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To: Be_Politically_Erect
"Erstwhile McCain supporters urge path to exits!"
35 posted on 05/23/2008 11:02:17 AM PDT by Redbob (WWJBD - "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: rawhide

you do not even need to really work to receive all these benefits.

Provided by those who are already here and working. We love to give you our money.

How EUroSocialist of these fellas.

Just ask the UK how it’s working out embracng those who would overwhelm them by numbers and over time, and on their dime.


36 posted on 05/23/2008 11:02:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge; Bob J

Where’s Bobbie J?

I’m sure he’d try to find some way to put a positive spin on this crap....


37 posted on 05/23/2008 11:04:24 AM PDT by Redbob (WWJBD - "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: NormsRevenge

“McCain’s broad immigration pitch – coming at a global competitiveness roundtable of California technology executives – stood out from a far more cautious tone he had adopted earlier in the primary season.”

Some reporter. McCain lied shamelessly during the primaries to mislead voters and he succeeded. His “got the message” nonsense was just one big, calculated lie. No more cautious tone, just bald faced lying from a lying little weasel.

Now he thinks he no longer needs those he deliberately lied to during the primaries, so he’s sucking up the open borders pushers for the general election since his and Obama’s positions on immigration are the same.


38 posted on 05/23/2008 11:06:24 AM PDT by Will88
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To: NormsRevenge
"McCain . . . joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzen[Kennedy] in calling for an immigration plan . . . McCain's broad immigration pitch . . . stood out from a far more cautious tone he had adopted earlier"

Everything for my privileged friends and me
Nothing for thee
except our contempt and contumely.
It is our perquisite
You matter little more than . . . .

J. McCain and friends.

39 posted on 05/23/2008 11:07:35 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: isrul

“Wrong. He has learned there are many conservatives who are so consumed by fear that they will dutifully vote for him because they delude themselves by saying he is better than his RAT friends. HE can spit and defecate on them and they will come back for more. “

Lol, ain’t that the truth.


40 posted on 05/23/2008 11:08:50 AM PDT by Will88
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