John McCain: Jeff Flake

Chuck Schumer Dept: Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona were expected to tour the border Wednesday with Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Michael Bennet of Colorado. They are all members of the so-called Gang of Eight a bipartisan group that has spent recent weeks trying to craft proposed immigration legislation, according to Montreal Gazette. "I wish every member of the United States Senate and Congress could see the border," McCain told reporters in Phoenix on Monday. "Only when you can see the expanse, the difficulties and the challenges of the border, can you really appreciate the need for our border security." PHOENIX - A group of U.S. senators who will be influential in shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package is travelling to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to get a firsthand look at issues affecting the region. The trip comes as Congress is in recess and as the lawmakers wrap up a bill designed to secure the border and put 11 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass immigration reform this year, and border security is critical to McCain and other Republicans who contend that some areas along the border are far from secure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.