The Hill claimed McCain has "court[ed] Hispanic voters" with immigration legislation, but didn't mention his reversal on his own bill
SUMMARY: Reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to "attract" Hispanic voters, The Hill's Klaus Marre wrote that McCain "has spent the past few years courting Hispanic voters by being the lead Republican sponsor of failed immigration legislation that would have granted a path to citizenship to most of the more than 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States." But Marre did not note that McCain has said he no longer supports that legislation.
In a May 5 online article headlined "McCain courts Hispanic voters," The Hill reported that "[t]he Arizona senator has spent the past few years courting Hispanic voters by being the lead Republican sponsor of failed immigration legislation that would have granted a path to citizenship to most of the more than 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States." Hill writer Klaus Marre did not note, however, that Sen. John McCain abandoned his own comprehensive immigration reform proposal, saying that he would no longer support it if it came up for a vote in the Senate. McCain now says that "we've got to secure the borders first" -- a position at odds with his prior assertion that border security could not be disaggregated from other aspects of comprehensive immigration reform without being rendered ineffective. Further, Marre failed to note that McCain has also reversed his position on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which would have allowed "illegal immigrants under age 30 to remain in the United States and gain legal status if they attend college or join the military."
The May 5 Hill article in its entirety:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Monday launched a Spanish-language website, hoping to attract a demographic that is becoming increasingly important in national elections.
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee also pledged to attend the annual convention for the National Council for La Raza in July, and released a statement recognizing the Cinco de Mayo holiday. He noted that the Battle of Puebla was "an important moment in the history of Mexico."
McCain stressed that the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. is an "important friendship" and said Cinco de Mayo is a day to "celebrate the many contributions Mexican-Americans have made to our society, culture, security and economy."
The Arizona senator has spent the past few years courting Hispanic voters by being the lead Republican sponsor of failed immigration legislation that would have granted a path to citizenship to most of the more than 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.
McCain's new website features press releases as well as videos featuring prominent Hispanic Republicans, such as Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.).
Hispanic voters are becoming increasingly important as the group continues to grow nationally and in important swing states, such as New Mexico and Colorado.
Of course he is recruiting hispanic voters...in his core he believes in amnesty and they know it.
He was run out of town on a rail after his first proposal of comprehensive reform...which included amnesty.
McCain supporters that oppose amnesty should beware if he is elected president. He has said that he would not vote for "his own bill"...he has not avowed that he would not vote for "someone else's" amnesty bill.
Conservatives that think voting for McCain will scratch their itch...whoa nellie.
Wes, are you sitting this one out this year? Since you know McCain's "real" position on immigration, could you decode his other flip-flops for me ;).
Nope...I won't sit this one out...I'll cast my vote.
However, at this point I'm torn between a "hold my nose vote" for McCain...or a throw away write-in vote...in no way, shape, or form will I vote for Obama or Clinton.
Identify his flip flops? What good would that do...after all...you aren't considering a vote for McCain, are you?
What does this have to do with anything? McCain is courting hispanic voters who are citizens and legally allowed to vote. Hey may be for amnesty deep down, and im glad the American people stood up against that, but is MMFA really trying to strike a correlation between 12 million illegal immigrants who have already broken the federal law and actual legal american citizens of hispanic descent?
These are two totally separate things, and what a waste of time to read.
Columbus,
When an article says that he supported an amnesty bill and uses that as a feather in McCain's cap when McCain now opposes the bill, its deceiving.