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Friday, October 17, 2008
Group goes after Obama on driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants
A new advertisement by an independent political action committee attacks Sen. Barack Obama for supporting driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants.
It is sponsored by the National Republican Trust PAC.
The ad features an image of Sept. 11 hijacker Mohammad Atta and says that the terrorists relied on getting driver’s licenses to carry out the plot.
“Obama’s plan gives a license to any illegal who wants one,” the ad says.
According to Politico, the ad will air in broadcast and cable in Ohio and a few other states.
See it here.
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Largest Spanish-language U.S. daily endorses Obama
La Opinion, the nation’s largest Spanish-language newspaper, on Friday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president.
The paper, based in Los Angeles, said that Obama has shown himself to be “a different kind of Democrat with a profound social conscience, who values the role of the individual” in changing the country.
It also says that Obama offers realistic plans and “recognizes that there are no magic solutions.”
Read the endorsement (in Spanish) here.
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Most state immigration bills don’t become law
An interesting study by the Migration Policy Instiitute examined the 1,059 immigration bills introduced in state houses across the country last year.
It turns out that only about 16 percent were enacted into law. They rest were rejected, expired or are still pending, the study said.
The bills with the highest rate of passing were those that expanded immigrants’ rights.
See the report here.
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McCain won’t stop immigration raids
Sen. John McCain said this week he would not stop immigration workplace raids if he wins the election.
When asked about the issue, McCain said: “I can’t tell you that we should stop rounding up people who have come to this country illegally, but I can tell you we will treat the whole issue with a humane and compassionate fashion.”
In the interview with Univision, the Spanish-language network, McCain also said: “The Mexican government right now is in a huge struggle with the drugs cartels that are controlling border towns. It is not just illegal immigration; it is illegal drugs coming across our country, and the cartels threatening the very government of Mexico. But we need to do it in a humane and compassionate fashion. These are God’s children and I have always said that. And we have to have a temporary worker program that truly is temporary and works.”
