John McCain on Rubio's DA

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/pol...tinos-and-gop/
Some portions of the Interview with Juan Williams

WILLIAMS: Well, let’s look at the likely GOP nominee stance. Mitt
Romney, on immigration reform, opposes the Dream Act, opposes Pathways to Citizenship. In fact, he’s calling for self-deportation. He opposes guest worker programs, opposes tuition breaks for undocumented kids who are in the United States. Why would Hispanics vote for that candidate?

McCAIN: Well, first of all, as you described Mitt Romney is not the case in all due respect. He is solidly in favor of immigration reform. He knows that there are twelve million people who are in this country illegally. He knows you have to address it. He has also stated, recently, and I’m happy to say, that we have to address it in a humane fashion. The issue of self-deportation, there are some Hispanics who have come back, but he doesn’t—gone back to the country that they, mainly ‘cause the economic conditions here. So he, he doesn’t—but he doesn’t think that’s the, the entire answer to the issue. As you know Marco Rubio and some others are working on a version of the Dream Act. And by the way also he does not oppose guest worker programs either, either for high tech, or for agricultural workers.

WILLIAMS: Okay, so, John McCain, Republican wise man is talking to the Romney campaign. What’s the leverage point, where do you advise them to go, to start to bridge, and bring those people of common value, into touch with the Republican Party?

McCAIN: Well, Mitt Romney has said that he is in favor of immigration reform. Now, like anything else, the devil is in the details. And as you know, Marco Rubio is working on a version of the Dream Act to address probably one of the most compelling aspects of all this issue, and that is, people who came to our country, were brought, and were brought as children. So look, Republicans can read polls just as well as Democrats, Juan. Everybody knows that this is a serious issue, not only now, but the demographics, and Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico…

McCAIN: So, we understand that. Now, the question is, are we going to be able to really address it in a serious fashion? I believe so, and I hope so.

WILLIAMS: But you don’t have any suggestion as to how to do it.

McCAIN: Well, as I say, Marco Rubio is working on a… and others are working with him on a version of the Dream Act.

WILLIAMS: But you know that he…

McCAIN: He…

WILLIAMS: …That Rubio’s proposal would not grant citizenship, it would just allow them to stay in the country. He says he wants to prevent chain migration. It’s not going to pass muster with most Latino voters, who want a Dream Act that gives those young people in the military, in school, the opportunity to be American citizens.

McCAIN: Well, first of all, I’m not sure that that’s, that that’s the case, because I think, first of all, they do want, uh, to have a legal status, and be able to come out of the shadows. Second of all, let me tell you a big problem with the Dream Act. Dream Act says you can go to college for two years—as proposed by Senator Durbin. Go to college for two years, or serve in the military for, for two years. We don’t serve in the military for two years. We serve in the military for four years. So what are you going to say? And the reason why we serve for four years, it takes so long to train them, so, anyone who joins our military. So, we’re going to say, here’s a special category, that can, only has to serve in the military for two years? Come on. So there’s, there’s some fundamental flaws with their version of the Dream Act, that I think has to be addressed as well.

Hope I'm not wrong but it looks like McCain might be a potential "yay" on the upcoming Dream Act

Yesterday it was Dean Heller, Today John McCain. Marco Rubio is getting support steadily.

WoW, it's music to my ears. I still wonder if McCain can be somewhat of an influential leader to his fellow Republicans. We shall see...

He's a big fish on the GOP tank. So yeah, I guess.........

Sounds like McCain is going to jump on board with Rubio's Dream Act. That's wassup. The momentum from Republicans supporting the DA is slowly growing and that's exciting. As far as the military part that McCain mentioned, it seems like he WANTS to address it and if both parties agree, with bipartisan support, its going to pass for sure. I don't think the military part will be a HUGE issue to deal with. To me, its not a big deal. The important parts are age requirements, age gap, visa, work permits, ect.... you know what I mean.

One thing I don't understand is:

In order to enlist in the armed forces you are required to be a US citizen or permanent resident. How would a non-immigrant visa allow us to enlist?

Good question, and sadly, I don't know. Maybe there will be an exception when you receive your non-immigrant visa or maybe it won't only apply to those who have a GC or are permanent residents, but to non-immigrant visa holders as well. We will just have to wait and see til Rubio puts his bill out in June, which is in about 2 weeks (not like I'm counting or anything, lol).

Maybe Rubio's bill will create a new type of visa that will apply to DREAMers only

i think i agree with Mccain. The original da does have some flaws. number of years in the military should be raised to 4 yrs and same for the yrs in college. it should be 4 yrs in college. but why he or other repubes didnt suggest this or anything when they were discussing da on the senate floor in 2010. the whole point was to come to common terms. bunch phuckers i tell you.