Friday, September 5, 2008

Which way will McCain lean on immigration?

In this country, we believe everyone has something to contribute and deserves the opportunity to reach their God-given potential, from the boy whose descendents arrived on the Mayflower to the Latina daughter of migrant workers. We're all God's children and we're all Americans. (Cheers, applause.)

The above quote was mentioned in John McCain’s speech last night after accepting the Republican presidential nomination. His discourse was peppered with quotes like the abovementioned one as he tried to emphasize a more conciliatory tone than the attack-dog speeches of Wednesday evening.

With just over 60 days left until Election Day, it will be interesting to see what direction McCain takes on immigration. Will he, much like the quote above, take the moderate approach that led him to co-author a bipartisan immigration reform bill last year? Or will he opt for a harder line on the issue and ally with those who worked against that very proposal? Are we going to see the same senator who pledged to “address the issues of the 12 million people that are here illegally”? Or will we see a candidate who backs the GOP’s strong anti-immigration platform?

For independent voters these are the types of questions McCain and the other presidential candidates must take care of.

Election Day is slightly more that two months away; we’re waiting for your answer.

Image- BBC News

Sources- The Latin Americanist, New York Daily News, newsday.com, ABC News, boston.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The important question here is who would bring a big positive change big enough to help the world.