I would question his being a ‘strong commander in chief’ BECAUSE he is soft on illegal immigration and border security. We simply must secure our borders and ports, and reverse illegal immigration, or we will not be able to consider ourselves secure.
I am amazed that Mr. McCain has not come to this understanding. I’ve heard him say that it would be impossible to get the illegals out of the US. BUT NO ONE HAS TRIED... Cut off their employment (sanctions on the employers), cut off their aid network (no more free services, anywhere), and cut off sanctuary cities from Federal assistance funds (all). That should make a nice start.
McCain has already admitted his mistake and committed to secure borders first.
From the same townhall (not quoted in this story), McCain: “We should address this issue with humanity, with compassion, but we cannot reward anyone who breaks our laws and enters our country illegally.”