Arizona Senate candidate flip-flops on immigration

[pampango]

Source: USA Today

Arizona Senate candidate Jeff Flake changed his mind about the need for comprehensive immigration changes, telling a Phoenix newspaper that border security must come first.

Flake's about-face on immigration is reminiscent of the evolution of GOP presidential candidate John McCain. For years, McCain supported a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the USA -- along with tighter border security -- but dropped that position when he was faced with a tough Senate primary in Arizona last year.

"In the past I have supported a broad approach to immigration reform -- increased border security coupled with a temporary worker program. I no longer do," Flake told the newspaper.

In 2007, Flake co-authored a comprehensive immigration bill with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. In an op-ed Flake wrote about the bill that's posted on his congressional website, he singled out then-President George W. Bush for his broad approach to immigration. That year, McCain's attempt to push a comprehensive immigration bill backed by Bush died in the Senate.

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/03/arizona-immigration-senate-race-flip-flop-/1

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And the tea party strikes again, pulling another repub candidate farther to the right.

[Ian David]

1. His last name is "Flake." Figures. n/t

[DesertDiamond]

2. LOL! You beat me to it!!

[zbdent]

3. flake, fake ... what's the difference?

Anyway, if it was a Dem who changed his vote, he wouldn't be continually roasted in the "liberally-biased media" for doing so ...

oh, wait ... John Kerry - "I voted for it before I voted against it ..."

There's a Republican freshman in Ohio who appeared before 300 people, promising that he would vote against Ohio's union-busting bill ... and a few days later, this "Green Beret" (since when did the Green Berets crank out cowards? Do they just hand out the berets to anyone who can afford to bribe them?), voted FOR the bill ...

[Astraea]

4. How's that wall working out?

Dipshit flake.