Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is calling for a possible lawsuit against his state over it’s new immigration bill. And former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who’s challenging Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the state’s August 24 Republican primary, is now calling on his opponent to repudiate Gordon.
“If John McCain truly supports the bill, he needs to repudiate and denounce the Mayor’s position and stand up for Arizona instead of standing by his friend and supporter who is out touch with the people of this state,” Hayworth said in a press release.
Gordon endorsed McCain in this year’s Senate race, and endorsed him in the 2008 presidential election, too.
The TPM Poll Average shows McCain leading Hayworth in the GOP primary 48.0% to 40.8%.
The new immigration law requires law enforcement officers to demand immigration papers from anyone who they have a “reasonable suspicion” is in the country illegally.
“Sen. McCain needs to tell his political buddy to stop his grand-standing against a law we need or John McCain should publicly re-embrace his prior pro-amnesty position,” Hayworth said.
