For the second time in two weeks, Media Matters lets its far-left audience know that John McCain does not support comprehensive immigration anymore and instead insists on securing the border first.
Summary: On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski said of Sen. John McCain, “[F]or the most part, he really does stick to his views even if they’re unpopular,” adding that McCain’s “views on immigration were unpopular, and he stood by them even at the peril of his campaign.” In fact, McCain once called for comprehensive reform that addressed the creation of a guest-worker program, a path to citizenship, and border security, but now says he supports addressing border security first.
UPDATE – And now a third instance:
Summary: A New York Daily News editorial endorsing Sen. John McCain asserted that McCain “has delivered ‘straight talk’ and risked the consequences of unpopular positions,” citing as an example McCain’s “forceful advoca[cy] of comprehensive immigration reform,” claiming that “[c]haracteristically, he has held his ground against an anti-immigrant fervor that rivals … have exploited.” In fact, McCain has reversed his position on a key element of the immigration debate and has offered inconsistent statements on whether he would support his own comprehensive immigration bill.





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