McCain Dismisses DREAM Act Supporter

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WASHINGTON -- When Gaby Pacheco met with Sen. John McCain in 2007 to plead for help stopping the deportation of her family, she says she found a man who was sympathetic both personally and politically. McCain (R-Ariz.) was at the time a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act, which would allow some illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to remain in the country legally.McCain gave her a hug and promised to continue pushing for immigration reform in the face of stiff conservative opposition."He said 'Don't worry, everything is going to be OK. I'm going to fight for this.' " she recalled.Pacheco had met McCain about six months earlier when she introduced him at an event in Miami, where he discussed his support for immigration reform. She later supported his presidential campaign, placing signs for his candidacy on her lawn and bumper stickers on her car, and encouraged others to vote for him."The general sentiment was that he was a hero in the community," she said. "I talked about the legacy that he was always had, which was to fight for justice, and that he was fighting for justice then as well."
That was a different McCain.
A few days before the Senate left for the Thanksgiving break, Pacheco met the new McCain when she tried to lobby him on the DREAM Act, the bill he'd once championed.When Pacheco approached McCain, she said, he dismissed her and threatened to call the Capitol Police on her if she continued to follow him.As he entered an elevator, the DREAM Act supporters told the senator that all they want is to serve their country.
"Go serve them then," McCain told them, according to Pacheco.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/06/mccain-shoots-down-dream-_n_792809.html