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Sen. John McCain tells Juan Williams that then Sen. Obama was responsible for immigration reform being destroyed.
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Ted Kennedy and I -- doing immigration reform it was Senator Obama.
Who went to the floor and proposed an amendment which would sunset.
The guest worker program the Ted Kennedy and -- degree to which would've destroyed which was partially the reason why we destroyed immigration reform.
Was destroyed by people like then Senator Obama.
On the left and some who were -- agricultural worker program.
And by some on the right who obviously called it quote amnesty.
So the irony of all this is -- Senator Obama was part of the destruction of the effort to Ted Kennedy and I -- but you won't hear that very often.
Well I think the votes though didn't come from the Republicans and President Bush.
Was in favor of it yes I believe you were in favor of it yes but who does he came from a lot of -- talk radio people on the far right who took away Republican votes in the -- which age group on the far right.
It was also on the left that farm workers of America.
A union trade unions were opposed to.
The guest worker program provision.
One of the greatness of Ted Kennedy as you know which that he which will.
He and I agreed to vote against amendments that we otherwise might support.
And I saw him speak rather -- to then Senator Obama when Senator Obama.
Proposing amendment to quote sunset -- -- which in the guest worker program but the rest of the immigration reform contain and you think this will be highlighted in the course of the campaign by the mommy oh.
I'll tell you the truth people who have.
Tennessee to forget these things a lot of people don't understand -- the way we -- in the senate whether that's good or bad.
