By Bernie Becker | The Hill
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that he didn’t think Republican lawmakers would be hurt in GOP primaries if they supported a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
McCain said he thought that GOP office holders would survive if an immigration bill helped secure U.S. borders, and didn’t repeat the mistakes of previous legislation on the issue.
“I think it’s going to be O.K.,” McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“As long as they are satisfied that we have effective control over our border, and we don’t make the mistake of 1986. We gave amnesty to three million people and then we ended up with 11 million here illegally. We can’t have a third wave.”
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