Move here! Senator John McCain created a firestorm over the weekend when he blamed the out-of-control wildfires in Arizona on undocumented immigrants. When asked how to explain and fix the wildfires, McCain injected the polarizing issue of immigration into the wildfire crisis. "We are concerned about, particularly areas down on the border, where there is substantial evidence that some of these fires were caused by people who have crossed our border illegally," he said a press conference over the weekend (See VIDEO below). "They have set fires because they want to signal others; they have set fires to keep; and they have set fires in order to divert law enforcement, agents and agencies from them," he added. "So the answer to that part of the problem is to get a secure border." Related Slideshow
Arizona's Latino Population Up a Whopping 46%, Says Census Arizona to Raise Funds via Website to Build Border Fence Arizona Cross-Border Gun Bust Nets 20 People, Dozens of AK-47s Arizona Sheriff Speaks Out on Napolitano Trip A U.S. Forest Service official, however, told ABC News that there was no evidence that the cause, though human, was caused by undocumented immigrants. "Absolutely not, at this level," said Tom Berglund, the spokesman. "There's no evidence that I'm aware, no evidence that's been public, indicating such a thing," he said. McCain's comments drew the ire of Latino leaders. Angelo Falcn, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, said the senator was exploiting the wildfires for political gain. Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/06/20/john-mccain-blames-undocumented-immigrants-for-arizona-wildfires/#ixzz1PpkgPcXj _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
