McCain comes out in strong support of... nevermind

Republican Presidential candidate John McCain does not have a problem putting the words "illegal" and "path to citizenship" in the same sentence. Just as long as it's not about those Mexicans.
From the Washington Post's election blog, The Trail:

An issue that has been largely missing from the English-language presidential debate recently -- immigration reform -- made a brief return here this morning when Republican John McCain addressed a largely Irish-American crowd.
McCain said there were "50,000 Irish men and women in this country illegally who want to become citizens'' and that "we have to give them a path to citizenship."

He had a passing mention of Hispanics towards the end, with the clear distinguisher of "citizenry" attached to them.

"This nation is all the stronger -- this nation is stronger, this nation is stronger -- for the infusion of fresh blood and vitality that has come to this nation wave after wave: Irish, Italian, Poles, everybody who's come to this nation has enriched our nation, including our Hispanic citizenry. OK? That's what America's all about."

McCain also claims to be about straight talking, yet his calls for a path to citizenship have been cemented under his new-found "border enforcement first" mentality. Unless, of course, he has to pander to the Irish?!?! vote.