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04-03-2008, 07:06 AM #1
Immigration ignorance
Immigration ignorance
When I was in South Carolina covering this year’s Republican primary I was struck by how many supporters of Sen. John McCain thought he would be the toughest candidate on immigration, including one military veteran who said it was the most important issue to him, and said he figured McCain was the candidate who would throw all illegal immigrants out.
McCain, of course, has never been identified with that position. In fact, he was the chief champion, along with Sen. Ted Kennedy, of the bill to legalize almost all of them, putting them on a path to citizenship.
Now comes the Center for Immigration Studies, which funded a poll that finds that South Carolina veteran’s misperception is shared by a lot of voters.
According to the poll, of 546 Republican primary voters, only 34 percent of McCain’s supporters identified him with the position of allowing illegal immigrants to stay and be put on a path to citizenship. Meanwhile, 35 percent said his approach was to “enforce the law causing illegals to go home,â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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04-03-2008, 07:40 AM #2
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a vast majority of Americans are just plain lost... McCain will push for Amnesty and this country will tank soon after
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