Lindsey Graham trashing Dems for pushing 'phony' immigration law changes

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Graham calls Democrats immigration push 'phony'

By James Rosen | McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON _ South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham lashed out at President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Saturday for putting what he called "phony" immigration law changes ahead of a major climate change bill that Graham and other senators were about to introduce.

Graham, Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut had scheduled a Capitol Hill news conference Monday to unveil energy legislation they’ve been developing for months.

Reid, who's facing a tough re-election fight in Nevada, and Obama have indicated that dealing with the nation’s nearly 7 million illegal aliens would be next on the Senate’s agenda after its current bid to tighten regulation of banks and investment firms.

Obama Friday criticized a new Arizona law authorizing a crackdown on undocumented workers, saying it shows why Congress must act soon to overhaul immigration law.

Graham, however, charged that "raw, political calculations" underlie the Democrats' sudden push for new immigration legislation _ which he said has no chance of passing this year.


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