Iraq, Immigration Threaten McCain Bid

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Iraq, Immigration Threaten McCain Bid
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Mar 23, 9:07 PM (ET)

By LIZ SIDOTI

WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigration and Iraq present opposite threats to John McCain's presidential candidacy. The former could undercut his bid for the Republican nomination; the latter, his chances for winning the White House.

"Mistakes were made" in Iraq, the Arizona senator told Iowans one recent afternoon. "But the fact is, we are where we are." He argues that President Bush's troop-level increase must be given a chance to succeed because failure will result in terrorism on U.S. soil.

Minutes later, he pivots to immigration.


Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers a reporter's question during a stop at a hotel in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 22, 2007. McCain attended a fundraiser for his presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

"We need to secure our borders. That is our first priority," McCain says as he calls for a temporary-worker program and a way to deal with illegal immigrants already in the U.S. "We can't deport 12 million people overnight."

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