John and Meghan McCain Have Mixed Feelings About Arizona Immigration Law

McCains Have Mixed Feelings About Ariz. Immigration Law

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Steve Pendlebury Editor

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(April 26) -- Comments about Arizona's new immigration law from Sen. John McCain and his daughter Meghan indicate the issue isn't as simple as it might appear from outside the state. They also suggest it must ultimately be addressed from outside -- by the federal government.

Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Phoenix to protest the law, which gives police the power to question those they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally and arrest them if they don't have the proper documents. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton threatened to lead marches in Arizona. Critics likened the state to China, fascist Europe and the United States during segregation.

McCain defended Gov. Jan Brewer's decision to sign the bill, but stopped short of saying he supported the law as written during a town hall meeting Saturday in Tucson, KGUN-TV reported.

John and Meghan McCain Have Mixed Feelings About Arizona Immigration Law