...McCain now says, in a move that appeases conservatives, that the U.S. must first secure its borders before devising a guest-worker program.

That does not sit well with Andres Ramirez, who is a strong Obama supporter.

“Today McCain failed me,” said Ramirez, the vice president of Hispanic programs at the New Democratic Network, which, he stated, worked with McCain and Kennedy on the immigration legislation.

“He has been talking about border enforcement first and comprehensive immigration, those are not the same thing. I was hoping he would clear that up. Today he mentioned both and he was not very clear.”

He added that Obama is receiving a lot of support from Hispanics because they are upset at Republicans over immigration and the state of the economy. But it is far from a slam-dunk for the Democrat.

“Obama can’t take that [support] for granted,” Ramirez said. “He has to be able to deliver and show Hispanics that he has earned his support.”