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Republicans - John McCain won his home state's G.O.P. primary Tuesday, beating out Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, and in the process overcoming anger from conservatives who oppose his stance on illegal immigration. Throughout the campaign, conservatives hammered McCain for his support of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants - a touchy issue here, where more people cross illegally than any other state along the U.S.-Mexico border...
...parents and I have benefited from all this great nation has to offer. However, my parents came here legally. This to me is the crux of the issue. Since illegal immigrants have ignored the rule of law, they should be made to forfeit their right to citizenship until they meet the legal entry requirements. Those of us who oppose a de facto grant of immunity do not oppose legal immigration, and we stand ready to welcome and be enriched by all legal immigrants. Tom Spaccarelli, SPRINGFIELD...
Morris: Documents manufactured by a company not meant to legally convey any kind of citizenship but they appear to be a driver's license. They are sold as mementos, novelty items...
...needs.Obama also has a practical approach to dealing with immigration. His proposals adhere to the basic formula we believe is best: reducing shoring up boarders and reducing the incentives to immigrate illegally while bringing undocumented workers already in the country out of the shadows with a demanding path to citizenship. While Obama is in favor of increasing border enforcement beyond what we feel is necessary—for instance he voted for a border fence—we recognize that limiting the flow of illegal immigrants is a political prerequisite to immigration reform. Finally, we support Obama?...
...said he had called 12 voters that morning on behalf of the campaign. "Four of them were adamant that they were not happy with him, naming this issue," he said. Huckabee, who once sounded notes supportive of McCain's position that undocumented aliens should be provided some path to citizenship without having to leave the country, is running hard to the right on the issue, saying that all immigrants here illegally should be forced to return to their own countries. In events Thursday, he also began sounding old southern states' rights notes, which have been so explosive in past cycles...