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Friday, June 27, 2008
Dems: McCain “flip-flopped” on immigration
A group of state and local Hispanic lawmakers on Friday accused presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain of “flip-flopping” on immigration.
The comments came at a press conference during the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual gathering.
A McCain spokesperson denounced the accusations as “a pathetic, partisan ploy.”
McCain and presumptive Democratic nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, are scheduled to appear before the NALEO convention separately on Saturday as they wage an aggressive battle for Latino voters.
McCain has been popular with Hispanics in large part because he championed a measure that would have given many illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. The measure died in the Senate last year, after strong opposition from conservatives.
However, McCain has backed away from his immigration bill during the campaign, saying that the border must be secure before any legalization efforts.
Ana Navarro, who co-chairs McCain’s Hispanic avisory board, said that the charges are false.
“John McCain risked his political skin” on the immigration bill and is committed to immigration reform, she said.
McCain recognizes that a new bill must be crafted to accomplish that goal and to regain the confidence of the American people, she said.
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Another federal police official killed in Mexico.
A high-ranking federal police official and his bodyguard were assassinated in Mexico City Thursday, the latest in a string of killings attributed to drug cartels seeking revenge against law enforcement agencies, the Washington Post reported Friday.
“The killings appear to be part of a recent coordinated effort by drug cartels to go after the federal police agency, which is generally thought to be less corrupt than most state and local police forces,” the story days.
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