McCain on Immigration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WNuoKxr3w
In this video Senator John McCain discusses illegal immigration and what he proposes to do as President. McCain says that he will secure all American boarders; he will also have the Boarder State Governor certify that they are secured. He voices concern with illegal immigration from all countries, but primarily focuses his energy on Mexico. McCain states that a few years ago the US gave amnesty to two million people, and then did not secure the boarder causing a recent influx of 12 million illegal immigrants today.
McCain proposes several ways to fix the current problem of illegal immigration. First off the US would send back all recent illegal immigrants to their native countries. Secondly, Immigrants that have been in the US longer would go through a touchback system. Touchback would require the illegal immigrants be deported to the country they are originally from and certify that they have not committed any type of crimes through a background check. For reentry they would get in line behind other trying to enter the US legally. McCain says they deserve no special treatment to get back into the US since they broke the law. These people would have to reenter through the naturalization process; learn the English language, know the Constitution, and take the naturalization exam. I believe this is both fair to American citizens and actually fair to those that entered illegally.
On the flip side it is easy for one to call McCain evil for what he is trying to accomplish with immigration. But is McCain really evil, he believes it is a sensitive situation. Additionally he does not want to send back elderly 80 year old people that have lived in the US for 60 plus years and have families here. But believes all others that have broken the law need to understand they will not be rewarded and allowed to stay.
I agree with McCain’s speech in general on immigration and agree that immigrants should have to go through a naturalization process. I also believe that this will help to ensure safety for the American people. It is time we had a President that took a firm stand and held to it.