Morning Update: Confronting Illegal Immigration
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) faced boos in defending his record on immigration Thursday in a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC):
“I respect your opposition, for I know that the vast majority of critics to the bill based their opposition in a principled defense of the rule of law,” said McCain.
He also promised to secure the U.S. borders before addressing “other aspects of the problem in a way that defends the rule of law and does not encourage another wave of illegal immigration.”
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) responded to Mitt Romney’s CPAC speech withdrawing his candidacy Thursday. In his speech , Romney said he was leaving the race to help avoid a Democratic victory and “aiding a surrender to terror.” Obama said Romney’s comments represent “the kind of poorly thought-through statement that led him to have to drop out. It’s a classic attempt to appeal to people’s fears.”
Suicide terrorism expert Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago, joined Rep. Ron Paul’s campaign as a foreign policy adviser Thursday.
February 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Though I like many of McCain’s ideas, I dislike his views on illegal immigration. His bill does not punish illegal immigration enough. We saw a similar proposal in the 80s, and look where it got us. Anyways, I found a petition which is getting Congress to take a stronger stance against illegal immigration. Plus, as we gain signatures, money is donated to help the border patrol. Sign it, and help us protect our nation.
http://petitionearth.com/viewpetition.php?id=63