Immigration's anti-reformers **BARF ALERT**

signonsandiego.com ^ | 6/10/2007 | Ruben Navarrette Jr.

[Cyropaedia]

True to his reputation as a maverick, Sen. John McCain is obviously fed up with the jabs he's taking from conservatives on the immigration issue. And he's hitting back – hard.

It's about time. Since the beginning of this debate, McCain has been both correct and courageous. But now he has made it clear that he's not going to be anyone's punching bag.

McCain is correct about the need for comprehensive immigration reform as opposed to what's behind door No. 2: the “faith-based” enforcement-only approach of building walls, hoping illegal immigrants self-deport and calling it a day. Congress did something similar with immigration reform in 1996, and – as Sen. Sam Brownback noted in last week's presidential debate – all we have to show for it is a population of illegal immigrants nearly twice as large now as it was then.

And McCain is courageous for confronting the nativist fringe of his own party, telling voters what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear, and challenging other candidates to either lead or get out of the way. If they don't like the bipartisan Senate compromise that he helped craft, they can suggest something better, McCain tells them – provided that whatever they have in mind can get through Congress.

[Cyropaedia]

"McCain is courageous for confronting the nativist fringe of his own party, telling voters what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear, and challenging other candidates to either lead or get out of the way."

"Nativist fringe"...?? Telling voters "what they need to hear, not what they want to hear...?? Who in the hell does this patronizing prick think he is....??

[Dog]

Bring it on McCain..

[Cyropaedia]

I hope he continues to defend this atrocious bill. By being the Republican poster child for this monstrosity he’ll get pummeled in primaries, -big time.

[Dog]

He won’t make it to the primaries.

[freeangel]

“not going to be anyone’s punching bag”

Why would anyone one to be even sparring with this irrevelant piece of dried out leather?

[tiger-one]

As a member of the Kennedy Wing of the Republican Party.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

"And McCain is courageous for confronting the nativist fringe of his own party"

This typical of a liberal - demonize or discredit an opponent through the use of labels.

What a petty bunch we have on the hill.

[Cyropaedia]

As a member of the Kennedy Wing of the Republican Party.

Kudos to Duncan Hunter for coining that phrase. May it be used again and again....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

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U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

White House comments: (202) 456-1111

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[blam]

Hey Rubin, this country belongs to us, not illegal immigrants.

I hope McCain continues, he's already toast now he'll become a crispy fry.

[wolfcreek]

One arrogent SOB writting about another.

They’re trying to make us look in the mirror and see a racist.

[TLI]

Least we forget...

[HarleyD]

If they don't like the bipartisan Senate compromise that he helped craft, they can suggest something better, McCain tells them – provided that whatever they have in mind can get through Congress.

Yeah, how about enforcing the laws...oops, we have to get it through Congress...never mind.

[DesScorp]

Ruben Navarette is a damned hypocrite. If the problem with illegal aliens was Vietnamese, Arab, or Ukrainian, he wouldn't give a sh!t less. He wants amnesty because he wants more hispanic power. This guy is just fine with turning the United States into another Canada, with dual offical languages. But Canadians really aren't one people. Quebec is constantly simmering, ever close to the edge of secession. That's what this "journalist" wants for us.

[nyconse]

Hey GOP-watch what happens to McCain closely

1. No money for campaign
2. No votes for primary

McCain has insulted the base, he will not win the presidential nomination and may not win the Senatorial election in his home state-watch closely. GOP politicians this could/will be you if you continue to push amnesty and refuse to enforce existing immigration/border laws. GOP-just try getting elected without help from despises conservatives-good luck with that.

[Cacique]

This is not over yet. Bush refuses to give up this easily. It's his stubborn character. He will try to resurrect it and call it something else. We have to keep our guard up. We need to keep the pressure up.

STAGE TWO is to go after the people who hire illegals. Start giving them fines and arresting them. Just catch ten or 100 of them on the nightly news. The magnet will dry up and most of the 12 million will go home by themselves.

As an addendum, we should anonymously call the IRS, people working "off the books" means taxes ain't being paid. Make anonymous fliers and hang them around the neighborhood, name names. It's time to embarrass these bustards, whether they give to the GOP or Rats, we don't need them.

CALL! CALL! CALL! CALL! AND KEEP CALLING TILL THE LINES FRY!

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!

Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them. This is a bipartisan issue not a Conservative or Liberal issue BUT AN AMERICAN issue.

STOP AMNESTY NOW!! WE CAN DO IT!!

The best way to stop Shamnesty