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CBS' John Pelly Interviews McCain
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Note: Americans must demand an objective, independent way of measuring when border security has been achieved. (See Operation 20/20)
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60 Minutes -- CBS -- March 9
Pelly: On immigration, he says the border should
be secured first, but despite criticism from conservatives, he
told us this about illegal immigrants.
McCain: If they complied with some very stringent and rigid requirements, they could find themselves on a path to citizenship.
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Reuters -- March 9
As
border tightens, smugglers raise their game
...Illegal immigration is a hot topic in the United States, and both presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John. McCain and Democratic Party rivals Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton pledge to secure the porous Mexico border.
The difficulties involved in actually doing so were made clear last week when Ralph Basham, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the government might be unable to meet a timetable to gain "operational security"
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