"The main reason why I’m here is to urge you to be heavily involved in this issue because what happens in the next weeks, perhaps months but very likely weeks, will determine not just the issue of immigration in America, but in my view, define what America is all about," McCain told nearly 350 county residents who ranged from attorneys to elected officials to entrepreneurs.
The event today at the Hyatt Regency Irvine was organized by the Hispanic 100, a group of county business leaders.
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Ohio Sheriffs Use State Powers To Battle Illegals
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones can't control what Congress does about the hotly debated immigration-reform issue.
He can't force federal agents to do anything about the illegal immigrants he says are costing taxpayers millions of dollars in his county north of Cincinnati.
But Jones sat at his desk, beneath a portrait of John Wayne, and talked about what he can control.
"I took an oath to uphold all the laws of this state and of this country," he said. "I don't know if it's an activist role. It's an American role, and I'm doing this as an American."