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| US rivals clash over immigration |
| US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain have clashed over their commitment to immigration reform
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 30-June-2008
8:9:2 AM |
| Addressing a conference of Hispanic officials in Washington, Mr McCain, the Republican candidate, said the US must secure its borders.
Mr Obama, the Democratic Party candidate, said he admired Mr McCain's attempt last year to get an immigration reform bill approved by Congress.
But he said that Mr McCain had since walked away from that commitment.
Mr McCain was one of the few Republican senators to back President Bush's comprehensive immigration plan which contained an amnesty for some illegal immigrants.
Speaking before some 700 Hispanics attending the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference Mr McCain paid his respects to Hispanic-Americans.
"I know this country... would be the poorer were we deprived of the patriotism, industry and decency of those millions of Americans whose families came here from Mexico, Central and South America," he said.
He added that his primary focus regarding immigration reform was to secure the United States border with Mexico.
"We will not succeed in the Congress of the United States until we convince a majority of the American people that we have border security," he said.
"But that does not have to be done in an inhumane or cruel fashion," he added.
Mr McCain's speech was disrupted several times by hecklers from an anti-war group
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