Posted on 06/03/2010 7:24:36 AM PDT by pissant
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – When he ran for U.S. president two years ago, Republican John McCain told town hall meetings across the United States that illegal immigrants were "all God's children."
But at a church hall in Tucson last weekend, he spoke up for a tough new Arizona law that seeks to drive those undocumented busboys and landscapers from the desert state where he is battling to hold on to his U.S. Senate seat.
"The polls show 60, 70, 80 percent of the American people support Arizonans saying 'secure our borders,'" McCain said to a clatter of applause.
Arizona's migrant crackdown has hurled immigration back to the fore in the run-up to the November congressional elections. And embracing it has become a litmus test for Republican primary candidates facing scrutiny from the party's resurgent right wing.
A war hero who ran for president against Barack Obama in 2008, McCain styled himself as a 'maverick' who was prepared to reach across the aisle to craft a comprehensive immigration bill with the late Democrat Edward Kennedy. But that was 2007.
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Yeah, don’t worry about us regular ole Americans - just make sure the “Latinos” are happy.
Hmm, tough call, Rooters.
Should one act out of principle, or out of fear? We already know how some politicians would answer . . . and how the idiot reporter would answer.
There are a lot more LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND LEGAL US CITIZENS THAN THERE ARE ILLEGALS.
DO THE MATH!
The political winds have shifted, and Ol’ Windsock has reacted. Sickening. Who’s going to clean your pool now, Senator?
I’m willing to roll those dice.
So the pro-illegal immigration crowd is threatening not to vote for Republicans? And the RINOs are actually worried about it?
So?
The “migrants” often end up in our hospitals for regular medical care and take their families into the USA as well costing us a small fortune.
Nothing personal, just do it legally or stay home.
BTW, there is no “lurch to the right”. Obastard ran as a centrist candidate and then immediately proceeded to govern as a far left socialist, with the majority of the people against every single issue he championed.
Any population that would become angry at American Citizens insisting on enforcement of the borders of the United States...
...is precisely the population I would wish to go out of my way to offend.
“Richard” with ears...
As best I can tell, they vote Democrat anyway.
I would think legal immigrants who went through the process would be the ones who would be most supportive of immigration laws.
Many legal Latinos our on our side.
They are
So what?
This is the time politicians call in the mathematicians and consultants at $100 an hour to figure out the tough questions like these.
A lot of money could be saved by calling in an actor from Sesame street with a pie chart and a song about "Which is bigger 70% or 15%?
Can you figure it out before I finish this song?"
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