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| Republicans clash on immigration |
| Republican presidential candidates in the US have clashed in a live TV debate over proposals to regulate immigration
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 6-June-2007
10:20:1 AM |
| Speaking in New Hampshire, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney criticised a bipartisan proposal backed by another frontrunner, Senator John McCain.
Mr McCain said the bill met "national security challenges", but Mr Giuliani called it "a typical Washington mess".
The 10 candidates also debated the possibility of military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
All candidates agreed that Iran needed to be prevented from developing nuclear weapons and there was criticism of Democratic rivals over their willingness to hold direct talks with Iran on the issue.
California congressman Duncan Hunter was the most explicit, promising that he would be prepared to authorise a tactical nuclear strike if necessary.
However, the most heated exchanges during the debate were sparked by the controversial immigration bill.
"The litmus test you should have for legislation is - is it going to make things better? When you look at these compromises it is quite possible it will make things worse," Mr Giuliani said.
Mr McCain defended the bill, which he co-sponsored by Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy and which is backed by President George W Bush.
He said he had to make compromises in order to draft legislation which both parties would support.
"This isn't the bill that I would have written, but it does satisfy our national security challenges which are severe and intense," he said.
Ex-Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, said the bill would grant an amnesty to illegal immigrants and was unfair to the thousands seeking to come legally.
If passed by Congress, the bill could give legal status to some of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the US.
President George W Bush and a bipartisan group of senators crafted a compromise version that would also strengthen security along the border with Mexico.
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