John McCain spoke at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference this afternoon in San Diego. In the Q&A session following his prepared remarks, a young woman from the group One Dream 2009, asked John McCain, if he...
The President is not the only Republican tripping over his own feet on immigration reform. The Republican field of presidential candidates has danced all over the map on immigration reform, seemingly settling on the Republican tactic of divide and scapegoat in hopes of winning over conservative voters in the GOP primary.
Democrats remain committed to real comprehensive immigration reform that's tough and smart. That means reform that strengthens our borders, protects workers and their wages, and makes it possible for immigrants who pay taxes and obey the law to earn the responsibilities of citizenship.
Use the menu on the left to browse candidates positions on Immigration
DID YOU KNOW?
- John McCain is abandoning immigration reform with Ted Kennedy because of conservative pressure.
- Huckabee said he would consider anti-citizenship law for children of illegal immigrants, but that it wasn't his top issue.
- Mitt Romney has called for a wall to be built on the US - Mexico border.
- In the late 1990's, Giuliani reversed his position, placing barriers on non-English speakers seeking public assistance and proposing shortening bilingual education.
AUDIO OF CONFERENCE CALL REMARKS: BECERRA (D-CA) AND MEDINA RESPOND MCCAIN'S SPEECH AT NCLR
Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Eliseo Medina held a conference call today to respond to John McCain's speech at NCLR, and call for straight talk from the GOP candidate on his promise of a third Bush term and contradictions on immigration reform.
MCCAIN WATCH: IMMIGRATION: JOHN MCCAIN WILL SAY ANYTHING TO WIN
John McCain may be trying to turn the page on the disastrous week he just had, but this week is shaping up to be no better. Today, Senator McCain will walk a tightrope at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in San Diego. McCain's recent double talk on immigration is proof he will say anything to get elected. That dissonance was on display yesterday on a campaign conference call where one of McCain's advisors touted border security measures in a bill McCain is co-sponsoring with Senator Lindsey Graham. According to the AP, that bill also includes making undocumented status a criminal misdemeanor, something very different from the comprehensive approach the candidate is likely to emphasize at La Raza today.Read More · Link to this Article
MCCAIN WATCH: ON THE ECONOMY OR IMMIGRATION, YOU JUST CAN'T TRUST JOHN MCCAIN
It's only Tuesday, but already the week isn't going so well for John McCain. Yesterday, Senator McCain rolled out his "Bush on Steroids" economic plan which the Wall Street Journal called a "repackage proposals he has already outlined." But rather than strengthen the economy and provide tax relief for hard-working families, Senator McCain's plan is more of the same tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that will take our country further into debt and not do anything to help the Middle Class. And McCain's claim that he can balance the budget by 2013 is just plain wrong--as one reporter wrote, it's "unclear how Mr. McCain plans" to do so. [Wall Street Journal, 7/5/08, New York Times' The Caucus Blog, 7/7/08] With senior economic advisor Carly Fiorina's fuzzy math, no wonder McCain's math doesn't add up, something the DNC illustrates on its new website "McCain Math:" http://mccainmath.com.Read More · Link to this Article
McCain vs. McCain
I suppose the upside to McCain's non-stop flip-flopping on immigration is that it makes for good web videos. He almost makes it too easy:Read More · Link to this Article
DNC Releases New Web Video: McCain vs. McCain on Immigration Reform
Following the debate on immigration reform that John McCain had with himself at today's meeting of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, the Democratic National Committee released a new web video called "McCain vs. McCain: Immigration Reform." During this campaign, McCain has abandoned his support for comprehensive immigration reform to pander to the right wing of his Party. After adopting an enforcement-first approach that he previously said wouldn't work, McCain even promised to vote against the bipartisan bill that bears his name if came up for a vote.Read More · Link to this Article
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Immigration Reform
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain can be trusted on immigration reform.Read More · Link to this Article
