September 19, 2008

McCain Slanders Obama on Immigration

McCain is trying to cover up his, the Republican Party’s enforcement first (and only) anti-immigrant, anti-Latino policies

By Rosalio Muñoz

The Republican attack machine has launched a multifaceted offensive to falsely accuse Democrat Barak Obama of being anti-immigrant. In Spanish-language ads directed at Latino voters in the battleground states of Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada, John McCain wrongly claims Obama blocked the path to legalization. At the same time McCain and the GOP are saying to their far-right base (in English) that Obama and the Democrats in general are “softâ€