McCain's absence hurts chances of Dreamers deal.

Impossible for many senators to imagine a Dreamers deal without McCain. His absence is hurting prospects, per senators in both parties

The Arizona Republican has been a driving force in past immigration debates, and there's no obvious replacement.

There’s a cantankerous, blunt-spoken voice conspicuously absent from the immigration debate roiling Congress these days.

Yes, the Senate is missing John McCain.

The Republican senator is still undergoing treatment for brain cancer in Arizona while Capitol Hill is engulfed in contentious talks over his signature issue. For members of both parties, it’s almost unthinkable that Congress could assemble a deal on border security and legalizing some undocumented immigrants without McCain: He was behind two previous reform efforts in 2007 and 2013. Both fell short, but those involved say McCain gets credit for pushing the initiatives as far as they got.

“Every time I talk to him he tells me I hope we can get DACA and comprehensive immigration reform done,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), referring to the attempt to enshrine the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program into law. He and McCain led the so-called Gang of Eight effort five years ago. “Members on both sides miss him dearly. “

“Sen. McCain has been such an important player in every immigration debate that I’ve ever had,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “His absence has been deeply felt.”

McCain has been speaking with Schumer and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on the topic, and has been staying as engaged as he can, given his condition. On Monday, he and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) released an immigration proposal billed as a compromise, though it is unlikely to break the logjam in a divided Republican Party if McCain is not in Washington to sell it. The White House has already rejected the proposal.
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He had an opportunity to make a change back in 2010. McCain’s support means nothing now. Even if he was back in the Senate, the White House would not take any of his proposals seriously.

Dude is literally on his death bed, let him have his peace.

I still remember him running into an elevator when he was confronted by Dreamers after he voted no on the Dream Act.

Yep, we needed 5 votes, just five votes and our nightmare could have ended 8 years ago. We needed his leadership back then but he became a different person after losing to Obama.

Had him and 4
Republicans had said yes we would be adjusting

He's trying to atone for his sins.

They didn't need to vote for it, it was blocked by 6 Dems.

This, This. This.

This is a prime example of what i am talking about.

It is a given that republican support will be minimal and mostly absent. On the other hand, the Democrats who claim to love us and support our cause were the ones who let us down. Had they overlooked their egos and followed through, those 6 would have helped avoid the spot we are in now. Not Republicants, rather Demoncrats.

This is the type of Stockholm Syndrome that many of our colleagues are susceptible to. Prisoners of the left.