"Right fromthe get-go, a lot of things that John Edwards talked about were working family issues: that we need to not only protect but bring back American jobs, " Rankin said.
Charles Schumer, one of the "Gang of Eight" senators who drafted the immigration plan, said on CNN's "State of the Union" some on theright who opposed the bill "from the get-go" are simply using Boston "as an excuse" to stall the legislation.