While Sen. John McCain is facing re-election this year, and has suddenly become concerned with securing our border with Mexico, and claims he has never supported “amnesty,” his own record tells another story.
Though McCain wrote the amnesty bill (a.k.a. Comprehensive Immigration Reform) in 2007 with his liberal pal Sen. Ted Kennedy, he now claims that he has never supported the policy of “amnesty.”
Of course, McCain says this because he does not consider his bill as such because of the fines and background checks which to which illegal aliens would supposedly have been subject, under the McCain/Kennedy legislation.
But, McCain himself, has actually referred to his push for amnesty as…”amnesty.”
-In a May 29, 2003 interview, McCain said: “Amnesty has to be an important part because there are people who have lived in this country for 20, 30 or 40 years, who have raised children here and pay taxes here and are not citizens.”
-On Dec. 15, 2000, McCain issued the following press release: “I support the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act (LIFA). Negotiations between the White House and the leadership, which endorsed more limited immigration reform, have resulted in a compromise.... this bill makes meaningful but insufficient progress on amnesty for those wrongly denied it.”
What may be even more egregious than McCain’s push for a so-called “path to citizenship” for millions of illegal aliens, is his desire to extend to them Social Security benefits.
In May 2006, McCain, along with several other Senators, voted to make those who have no respect for our laws, eligible for Social Security.
The complete list of Senators who voted for the measure follows:
Alaska : Stevens (R)
Arizona : McCain (R)
Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D)
California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D)
Colorado : Salazar (D)
Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D)
Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D)
Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D)
Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D)
Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R)
Iowa: Harkin (D)
Kansas : Brownback (R)
Louisiana: Landrieu (D)
Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts : Kerry (D)
Montana : Baucus (D)
Nebraska : Hagel (R)
Nevada: Reid (D)
New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D)
New Mexico : Bingaman (D)
New York : Schumer (D)
North Dakota : Dorgan (D)
Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R)
Oregon : Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania : Specter (D)
Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D)
South Carolina : Graham (R)
South Dakota : Johnson (D)
Vermont : Jeffords (I) Leahy (D)
Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D)
West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting
Wisconsin : Feingold (D) Kohl (D)
All of the aforementioned Senators voted no on an amendment offered by Sen . John Ensign (R-NV) which would have banned illegal immigrants from ever receiving Social Security benefits. Ensign was attempting to add the provision to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, which was co-sponsored by McCain.
The amendment was defeated in a 50-49 vote. So, if amnesty legislation had passed , illegal aliens would now be on the Social Security rolls.
Make no mistake, if John McCain had been elected President, every illegal alien inside this country as of January 20, 2009, would still be here, and the border would remain open. Basically, the country would look just as bad under McCain as it does under Obama. Neither man has any respect for U.S. sovereignty.
Try as he might…McCain cannot hide from his own record on illegal immigration.
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Hey Dave,
Sadly, the misguided voters of AZ are going to vote John McCain back into office.
How they can do with in good conscience I do not know, but I'm fully convinced that they will do it.
Hayworth is no winner, but after McCain, there's honestly no where to go except 'up'.
I'm also beginning to believe that Reid will actually win his re-election bid.
We are well and truly screwed my friend, well and truly screwed.
Cheers.
I'm afraid I'm of the same opinion as JR. The voters here in Arizona WILL put him back in office. I truly believe the general voting public of the United States include some of the most naive and ignorant souls in the Universe.
I won't be voting for him. He does not care enough about the real damage invaders have done to American workers. He's too close to the greed of some employers.
MCCAIN IS A TRAITOR TO AMERICA. NOT ONLY DID HE VOTE TO GIVE ILLEGALS SOCIAL SECURITY BUT HE IS A MILLIONAIRE, HIS WIFE IS A MILLIONAIRE AND HE DARES COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ALTHOUGH HE GETS A LARGE SALARY AND PERKS. HE IS A TRAITOR AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED AND HE WILL FACE OUR GOD, FOUNDER OF AMERICA IN THE FUTURE. SHAME ON HIM FOR HE AND HIS CROOKED BUDDIES SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND THROWN IN THE BRIG.
TO ALL THOSE TRAITORS WHO VOTED TO GIVE ILLEGALS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS: MAY YOUR GOD JUDGE YOU AND GIVE YOU WHAT YOU DESERVE FOR YOU ARE HELPING TO DESTROY AMERICA WITH YOUR GREED AND STUPIDITY. WE ARE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU SO-CALLED REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICANS TO DO YOUR DUTY TO GOD AND AMERICANS OR MAY GOD DISCIPLINE EACH ONE OF YOU TRAITORS.
I really love the way the pro-illegals want to reward those who been here for "20,30 or 40 years." So, those who've broken the law the longest should get special consideration? This is a great example of Washington idiocy. We have passed the point of no return and need to enforce measures forcing illegals to self-deport. We've never needed anything but enforcement and the will of various administations to stand with Americans and not foreigners who laugh at our laws.
John McCain is so weird that I seriously feel his experience in Vietnam ruined his mind. He seems sick.
"Democracy" just will not work, unless the voting citizens are both Intelligent and Well-Informed. That is the main reason I am against Amnesty...giving The Vote to 20-40 million former Mexican Nationals who are basically illiterate morons with an average fourth grade education??
We are soon to be a certified 3rd World Country! God Save Us..
God, I pray McCain is unseated by a true conservative -- J.D. Hayworth!
Hayworth has a CONSISTENT conservative voting record, unlike RINO Sen. McCain! Please make a donation to JD's campaign if you want to see McAmnesty unseated. www.jdforsenate.com
McCain is using the millions of dollars he received from his failed presidential run, which I think is very unfair, but then again, when has McCain ever played fair? JD HAYWORTH FOR US SENATE!
If you need more proof of the utter stupidity of the American voter, just watch as illegal alien bloted AZ re-elects Juan McAmnesty back to the senate for another 6 year term to legalize the illegals.
We have met the enemy and he is us. Due to the uninformed, government propaganda center educated (public schools) and recent arrivals here to "milk the cow" we are but a footnote in history as we will soon be history.
JUAN McAMNESTY = WHITE TRAITOR TRASH.
Everybody remember or copy the above list of the treasonous traitor POS that the author has provided and show them the door.
This guy is a generational insider. The MSM won't tell you that jonny-boy lit his own plane on fire, & his pop covered up USSLIBERTY. Hopefully, The Powers That Be will install a creature more in tune with the peasantry.
These guys don't deserve to be called RINO's. The rhino is a fearsome creature that will stand its ground, protect its own and charge its enemies when necessary.
They should be designated as WEENIE, the Weak Errant Effete Nebbish Irregular Equivocators.
Did the amendment to Immigration Reform in 2006 say that while they would never be allowed to receive Social Security (those illegals made legal by amnesty) that they would not be required to pay it either?
I have a very hard time relating to the tea bagger wing nuts in our land (AKA: REPUBLICANS). Yes, they have a right to speak, but they come across very hateful (I'm being kind here). They talk about getting their country back, but they don't say back to what?
They blame President OBAMA & Illegal immigrants for all their problems. All I can gather is that they want to return to the 1950s and early 1960s. Well, as I recall, women and minorities did not have it so good back then.
Our country is rotting from within. It is so obvious and so many folks seem so unaware of what the corporations and repubs are really all about.
McCain has got to go, he has been supporting illegal aliens for many years, and now that Ted Kennedy is gone he seems to be trying to fool people into believing that he is now against illegal immigration and all for securing the border. Years ago when he an Ted were pushing for illegal aliens he seemed gung ho illegal alien supporter. Now he talks about securing the border? I believe as an American of Hispanic ethnicity that the only ones that do not support SB1070 are the people who gain something if our laws are not enforced. Like for example many latin American countries of course, why should they support a law that has allowed them to receive millions of dollars from law breaking illegal aliens sneaking into our country. We have no reason to allow Mexico, or any other Latin American country to criticize Arizona when in fact they themselves have the same laws against illegal immigrants entering their country? Double standard? ignorance? or stupidity?
I have a very hard time relating to the tea bagger wing nuts in our land (AKA: REPUBLICANS). Yes, they have a right to speak, but they come across very hateful (I'm being kind here). They talk about getting their country back, but they don't say back to what?
They blame President OBAMA & Illegal immigrants for all their problems. All I can gather is that they want to return to the 1950s and early 1960s. Well, as I recall, women and minorities did not have it so good back then.
Our country is rotting from within. It is so obvious and so many folks seem so unaware of what the corporations and repubs are really all about.
Yeah "Rose" our country is indeed rotting from within but it's dingbats like YOU that are bringing it down. Please GET THE HELL OUT AND MOVE TO MEXICO ASAP.
And quit using the same antiquated talking points that hippies used back in the "1960's" since you don't want to return to the "1960's" you brainwashed dingbat.
Amazing...how Fox News regards McCain enough to hear his oppinion, when he does NOT deserve to be heard! As far as News go, he destroyed our Social Security, why should he get any monthly money from it?!
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