John McCain and Republicans Determined to Permanently Alienate Latino Voters

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from HuffPost:



John Youngdahl
Political Director at SEIU

Posted: April 23, 2010 04:42 PM
John McCain and Republicans Determined to Permanently Alienate Latino Voters


Senator John McCain's recent embrace of border walls and Arizona's draconian immigration enforcement bill would seem shocking -- that is, if we hadn't already seen this play before. His erratic and fanatical flip-flopping on the issue of immigration has become so legendary that it's a wonder the news media still covers it.

We first saw it during the 2008 Presidential campaign trail, when Senator McCain would pledge to Spanish language audiences his undying support for comprehensive immigration reform. Then in the afternoon, he'd get on mainstream airwaves and promote border walls and massive deportations.

Before that, in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Sen. McCain made his support for comprehensive immigration reform one of his "maverick" issues. He proudly touted the smart policy benefits of the "three-legged stool," a comprehensive reform package that would truly end illegal immigration by coupling immigration enforcement with earned legalization and a controlled system to bring foreign workers to the U.S. in the future.

What happened to that bold Sen. McCain? ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-youngdahl/john-mccain-and-republica_b_550091.html