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Is Border Control First Comprehensive Reform?

Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- May 5  Dana Bash: McCain supported a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants but backed off after conservative outrage almost killed his GOP primary bid. McCain: I know what the message is. The message is we must secure our borders. Bash: Now that he's effectively clinched the nomination, a softer tone is back. Suddenly using buzz words again like comprehensive immigration reform and warning against a quote "piecemeal" approach. McCain: We get in this kind of a circular firing squad on immigration reform in the Congress of the United States, and the lesson I learned from it is we've got to have comprehensive immigration reform. Bash: But Democrats say he caved to political pressure in the primaries and will push Hispanics to punish him. Some Republicans admit fighting that will be a huge challenge [...] McCain advisers insist nothing's changed, that he would still secure the border before doing anything else, but McCain's tone on illegal immigration sounded different, like a classic back to the center approach for the general election. This is especially notable, as you know, Lou, because this issue is not only emotional for John McCain, but it was potentially a fatal issue for him during the Republican primary. Lou? Dobbs: So he's back now to calling for comprehensive immigration reform? Bash: That's the term that you heard him use there. It was something that certainly sparked my attention and others in our organization, our producers here. So the first thing I asked a couple of his advisers is, is he changing not just his tune, but his position? And they insist he is not.  Watch McCain / Ramos & Compean / New Mexico / L.A. Amnesty (May 2)   Transcript