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English vs. Spanish question pushes McCain's button

July 2, 2008 | 10:58 am

The staying power of immigration as a campaign issue was demonstrated anew this week at a town hall meeting in Pipersville, Pa., when a woman asked John McCain a pointed question:

"Why, as an American, do I have to push a button to speak English or hear English?"

The audience, a sea of mostly white faces, erupted in deafening applause.

Read John McCain's response here...

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City


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