John McCain calls for an additional 3,000 troops at the Mexican border
In what can only be seen as an election year stunt designed to show the voters that John McCain is a conservative, he has called for an additional 3,000 National Guard troops to be deployed to the Mexican border.
While I agree that there needs to be a large United States military presence at the border, I call in to question John McCain’s motive. We all know John McCain’s stance on illegal immigration. He favors a “guest worker” program that would grant illegal immigrants amnesty. He does not care about closing the border, yet he is now calling for the completion of the wall and for increased border security.
Why this change of heart? According to John McCain, “violence has dramatically increased over the last two years.” This is the reason that since his failed presidential bid that he is only now ready to get tough on illegal immigration. But the challenge of illegal immigration is not the biggest threat that John McCain is facing, he is facing a hotly contested primary challenge from JD Hayworth. That is what John McCain is worried about.
John McCain, like all other RINOs in the House and Senate, is facing a conservative primary opponent. When it was politically viable for John McCain to buck the Republican party and become a “maverick” he did so, but now that the anti-administration sentiment has shifted to the Democrats he is trying to tact back to the right. This is transparent and obvious and it will not work.
John McCain has a long track record in the senate and he is not all of a sudden going to be able to paint himself as something that he is not. The voters of Arizona know who John McCain is and they will either vote for or against him based on his record, not as the person that he is trying to become. This sudden change of heart by John McCain should be considered insulting to the people of Arizona. Does he really think that the voters of Arizona are not going to realize what he is up to? If illegal immigration is a big issue in the eyes of the voters of Arizona, John McCain should lose. Regardless of the position that John McCain is taking right now, voters know what he really stands for. It is time for the voters of Arizona to vote this man out of office.
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I don’t think you’re reading correctly. John McCain is not saying that he no longer wants to have comprehensive immigration reform, he’s saying that because of the increased violence in Mexico and now spilling over into the US, there is NOW an immediate need for increased border security. McCain has always said that there is a need for border security, but he also felt that there was a need to reform immigration entirely. I have to agree with both, because while protecting may bring Americans more comfort, it still doesn’t solve the problem of undocumented illegals that are already here. This situation is way more complicated than round em up, shoot em down, or kick em out. Get REAL.
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Considering the name that you chose to post under, I would think that you would know that the Reagan/Kennedy amnesty bill in th ’80’s was supposed to take care of this problem once and for all. Obviously it hasn’t, and now we are going to repeat the same mistakes? Get REAL.
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Thank you John McCain for trying to protect me while my commute takes me by nogalez. The violence is spilling over and will only increase in time if we don’t stop it.
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I too work near the border and I don’t feel safe. I welcome this dedication to my family safety. VOTE McCain.
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I agree with sending more troops to the border, but this is clearly a election year stunt. Don’t hold your breath waiting.
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Didn’t McCain recently say that he’s not really a maverick?
Anyway, it’s clear to anyone who bothers thinking about it: Dems like immigrants, legal and otherwise, because they’re escaping oppressive conditions at home. With proper nuturing, they’ll get good jobs, become productive citizens, and good Dem voters in the future.
The GOP likes immigrants, legal and otherwise, because they provide cheap labor for all those agribusinesses that contribute so much to their re-election campaigns. Plus they’re great fodder for demonizing and blaming the Dems.
And let’s face it – a lot of people who complain about illegal immigration are talking about illegal Latino immigration, not illegal European immigration. And before you say that Europeans follow the rules, check out the rules and see how they’re stacked against people in this hemisphere. Quotas for European immigrants are in line with the demand to come here – the quota for Latin American countries is disporportionately low compared to the demand to come here.
We were extremely blessed that the good Lord let us be born here, and there’s no doubt that we have to be prudent and moderate in opening our gates. But when those who come here illegally are fleeing deadly conditions and just looking to find work to support their families, we ought to be able to figure out a way to help out, rather than turn them away with a curt “tough break you weren’t born here.”
Now, drug smugglers and terrorists coming over the border, they can just be shot, don’t come calling on me for flowers for their funerals.
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I agree that when most people think of illegal immigration they are talking about Latinos, I probably get caught up in it too. As long as the person comes here legally, I don’ have a problem with them. If they are illegal, I don’t care where they come from but they can’t stay here. I understand that many of them are coming here to try to make a better life for themselves but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t follow the rules. The people that should be the most upset are those that are trying to come here the right way.
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John McCain is fighting hard against this growing problem of violence and illegal immigration. McCain has been calling for troops for over a year and the Feds have ignored his plea. McCain is now at the junction where he needs to fight a different battle as the situation evolves. He believes that any measure designed to fix the broken immigration system must deal with the undocumented population, and as we all know, this is very difficult challenge that attracts a wide range of diverse views and opinions. We need a practical solution for dealing with undocumented immigrants currently living and working in our country and that solution must be carried out in a manner that fosters the social, economic, and security interest of the United States. This along with extra support at the border would help to ease the pain of this problem
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