McCain: GOP Stands To Benefit From OK Of Immigration Bill

McCain To GOP: Think About The Latino Vote
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listen to questions from members of the media during a news conference on immigration reform April 18, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators discussed the 'Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listen to questions from members of the media during a news conference on immigration reform April 18, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators discussed the 'Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

PHOENIX - Approval of a comprehensive immigration plan with Republican votes would enable the party to once again compete for Latino votes here, Arizona's senior U.S. senator said Thursday.

It would not be "helpful" if the bipartisan proposal by the "Gang of Eight" is sidelined because Republicans who control the House - and have enough votes in the Senate to filibuster - refuse to go along, John McCain said Thursday.

"I think it's very obvious, as we know, the Republican Party has less support from the Hispanic community in the recent elections," he said in a joint telephone news conference with fellow Arizona senator and co-sponsor Jeff Flake. That clearly played out in the presidential race, when 71 percent of Latinos voted for President Obama.

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