Michelle Malkin looks at John McCain’s cozying up with a pro-open borders group. Given McCain’s past record, conservatives should be ever vigilant against McCain backsliding into a pro-illegal immigration position.
Senator McCain has a long history of supporting policies that will lead to ILLEGAL immigrants being granted a pathway to citizenship. In the past, McCain has argued against enforcing US immigration law because that might cause riots.
Let’s not forget that Senator McCain also cozied up with Senator Ted Kennedy to push legislation in 2005 that would blatantly ignore US laws regarding immigration. This is a total insult to any immigrant that has enter the US legally and has become a naturalized citizen through official avenues. McCain-Kennedy amounts to amnesty to illegal aliens who have violated the United States immigration laws. Why would any sensible conservative support that? So it is fair to question McCain conservativeness on this topic!
The main way that horrible bill was stopped was by a vocal dissent from the American electorate. The nomination of Senator McCain puts conservatives in a tough position of needing to vote for an individual who is rather liberal on many important topics. I will hopefully be able to hold my nose when I vote in the fall. I certainly won’t vote for Obama or Clinton, but I’ll take no joy in voting for McCain due to policies like this.
[Update: 5/6/2008]
Michelle Malkin has information regarding earmarks for this group. Let’s see how McCain reacts!
SomeBody pinch me & wake me up from this TERRIBLE Nightmare !!!!
I nearly “HATE” John McCain… Come November I WILL hate him !!!