McCain: Covering Gay Couples In Immigration Reform ‘Not Of Paramout Importance At This Time’

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McCain: Covering Gay Couples In Immigration Reform ‘Not Of Paramout Importance At This Time’

Responding to a report indicating that President Obama will call for same-sex couples to be covered in immigration reform, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday said the issue is "not of paramount importance at this time." The Senate's recently unveiled reform plan does not address same-sex couples' immigration issues.

"We’ll have to look at it," McCain said on "CBS This Morning." "We’ll have to gauge how the majority of Congress feels. But that, to me, is a red flag that, frankly, we will address in time. We need to get broad consensus over on our proposal to start with. And there are a number of very difficult issues we have to resolve. And as the critics said, we have to go to the floor of the Senate, we have to debate, we have to amend, and we look forward to working with both Republicans and Democrats on both sides of the aisle and the President."

BuzzFeed reported late Monday that Obama will include same-sex couples in his immigration reform plan, which he is scheduled to announce during a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday.

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[kevinbgoode1]

1. ". . .we will address in time. "

I really love the way these elected representatives (or in this case a Senator) believe that not enough people have suffered enough to warrant a change in policy. Why no - we must expect MORE American citizens to suffer because some senators aren't ready to stop dragging their damned feet over a policy which is clearly un-American.

A lot of the defense to this abhorrent discrimination against same-sex couples is rooted in the outrageous Defense of Marriage Act, a piece of legislation which was clearly unconstitutional - and the rabidly reactionary Congress KNEW that - when it was passed. It just amazes me how these "leaders" so willingly circumvent the Constitution whenever they want to find ways to continue making some American citizens second-class - and then how they'll stall for decades to correct that mistake. Real lives are harmed by these policies.

Maybe someone needs to suggest to Senator McCain that it is past time for Congress to declare whether gay Americans are really citizens or not - and then explain it in constitutional terms.

[karynnj]

4. McCain is on the losing side of history on this

There are several states where gay marriage exists. Some of the marriages will be between Americans and non Americans. It is a very easy argument that it is discriminatory to not treat a gay couple married in say, MA, the same as a heterosexual couple.

[pangaia]

2. " But that, to me, is a red flag.."

RED FLAG??
red flag my ass..you senile, opportunistic, little twit......
First you 'support' some kind of immigration reform. oh but wait, now you don't like this part.
We can't have teh gays flooding across our dark skinned border, now can we...

lean to the left, lean to the right, stand up, sit down, fight fight fight...

Oh, now I feel better...

[OldDem2012]

3. Well, McCain remains true to form. Yesterday he was quoted as saying the true purpose....

....for GOPers to support immigration reform was to improve the GOP's chances in future elections. And today? Well, let's just be charitable and say McCain continues to show his true rotting colors on a variety of issues.