Senator McCain's comments today on
McCain said that this misguided, racist, and possibly unconstitutional bill is a "very important step forward." He is exactly wrong. This legislation would create a toxic atmosphere of fear and panic and subject innocent Arizonans to racial profiling. In the
McCain's comments may be good politics in a bruising 2010 Republican primary, but it's terrible long-term politics for the GOP. Just last week, Senator Jon Kyl promised to filibuster comprehensive immigration reform. Maybe Senator Kyl and Senator McCain think it's wise to pander to the extreme of their party by picking a fight with the nation's largest - and growing - minority group. Demographics, however, say otherwise. The GOP must ask itself what kind of party it wants to be - the kind of party that has a big tent and solves problems for
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