Thread: McCain Suprised by Iowans' Strong Immigrant Views

I'd like to see what this article held back from us by being so PC! Go Iowa!!!


McCain surprised by Iowans' strong immigrant views
By James Q. Lynch

The Gazette
james.lynch@gazettecommunications.com


CEDAR RAPIDS - Iowans' strongly held views on immigration have surprised Sen. John McCain, who is campaigning across Iowa this week for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

"People have very, very strong feelings about immigration," the Arizona Republican said aboard his campaign bus, dubbed the Straight Talk Express, prior to a town hall meeting in Cedar Falls Friday.

His answers at town hall meetings on his three-day visit to Iowa this week haven't always satisfied his GOP audiences, which tend to take a harder line on border security and immigration than the legislation McCain is working on in concert with Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.

His plan would create a temporary worker program for unskilled workers, promote working with other countries to provide incentives for illegal immigrants to return to their home countries, enable illegal immigrants to apply for permanent legal status after paying back taxes and a fine of at least $2,000, and completing a six year temporary worker program. Immigrants would have to learn English and pass a background check.

McCain also supports efforts to improve border security with new technology, information sharing.

It's an education process, McCain said.

"When I explain (my plan) to them, they accept -- or at least consider my view," he said. "We're working to make it better. It didn't pass last time, so we have to make it better."

The prospects for passage are better, too, he said.

"I think we have a real shot," McCain said. "The president is heavily engaged. He wasn't last time. More Republicans are engaged. Democrats are engaged."

McCain, who along with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is among the front-runners in Iowa, expects to spend "a lot" of time in the state, especially now that California has moved its
primary up to Feb. 5, which is now being referred to as "Tsunami Tuesday."

It's likely the party's nominee will be determined by early February, and that increases the importance of the Iowa caucuses and primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina, McCain said.

It's also likely, he added, the eventual winner of the nomination might lose one of those contests.

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs. ... /1001/NEWS

If he were honest on this topic, Sen. McCain would rename his campaign bus the Open Borders Express.

So McCain was surprised! I hope he was shocked!
All the candidates should go to as many townhall meetings as they can and find out what the majority are saying.
Some of these big time senators have been in DC too long to know what the majority of people think.

Jean wrote:

So McCain was surprised! I hope he was shocked!
All the candidates should go to as many townhall meetings as they can and find out what the majority are saying.
Some of these big time senators have been in DC too long to know what the majority of people think.

Absolutely Jean, what a new and interesting concept...politicians hearing what the American people think and want

Jean wrote:

Some of these big time senators have been in DC too long to know what the majority of people think.

I keep coming back to this concept. Is it possible to be so out of touch or is this just an excuse?

Originally Posted by olivermyboy

Jean wrote:

Some of these big time senators have been in DC too long to know what the majority of people think.

I keep coming back to this concept. Is it possible to be so out of touch or is this just an excuse?

I don't see how they could be in touch with the people. Imagine spending hours among that DC crowd, year after year, day after day. And they can't depend on the msm (nor can we). They have to spend more time out among citizens and less time surrounded by other congress people and lobbyists if they care to know what citizens (voters) think.
Of course, they could also visit ALIPAC too!

Hey McKlown, you are not in the Communist Vietnam any more! We have freedom of thought and speech here in America!!

Originally Posted by olivermyboy

enable illegal immigrants to apply for permanent legal status after paying back taxes

I hope somebody points out to this moron WE will be paying THEM $4400 a year for the earned income tax credit!! Plus $12,000 a year for the every one of the eight anchor babies they will have!!!

Probably some people did but the paper didn't report it.

Let's keep hoping they all run into this in their 'meet the little people, townhall meetings'!

Originally Posted by olivermyboy

Let's keep hoping they all run into this in their 'meet the little people, townhall meetings'!

And let's hope they finally listen for a change!