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WASHINGTON — While the White House is blaming the Democratic leadership for the collapse of the immigration bill, Senator McCain is directing his ire at members of his own party. The Arizona senator, asked yesterday to explain the bill's failure last week, cited the work of "the more conservative, anti-immigrant, anti-legislation group" of lawmakers who defeated the proposal in Congress. "I think the Senate works in a way where relatively small numbers can block legislation, but I also think the more conservative, anti-immigrant, anti-legislation group were very well backed up by a very vocal group of people who were supporting...

Despite facing intense opposition from conservatives in his own party, presidential candidate John McCain vowed today to fight to resurrect legislation to improve border security and grant legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants. In a campaign appearance in Sacramento, McCain said he is pushing for compromises on amendments to a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the hope that Congress can pass the measure by the July 4 recess. "We can't allow the status quo to prevail," McCain said. "Twelve millon people marching around America illegally. Broken borders. No viable temporary worker program for our agricultural workers here. Employers being...