McCain aims to revive immigration reform when he returns to Congress

“Immigration reform is one of the issues I’d like to see resolved,” McCain told The Arizona Republic in a Thursday interview. “I’ve got to talk to him (Schumer) about when would be the best time. I think there are all kinds of deals to be made out there. I really do.”…

In conversations with The Republic, McCain was skeptical that the Senate would support a wall as envisioned by Trump, or its price tag. He emphasized, as others have, that certain stretches of the border don’t need a wall because of natural barriers.

“I’m not against a border wall, OK, but go to China and you’ll see a border wall there,” McCain said. “We need technology, we need drones, we need surveillance capabilities and we need rapid-reaction capabilities. … But to think that a wall is going to stop illegal immigration or drugs is crazy.”