No longer on board with the DREAM Act, well, depends on the audience

The DREAM Act is a bill that would allow high-achieving undocumented immigrants who want to enter college or the armed forces to have a path to legal status, as long as they were brought into the US when they were children. John McCain cosponsored the DREAM Act in 2003, 2005, and 2007, and it was a part of his comprehensive immigration bill in 2006.

In October 2007, McCain stated that he did not support the DREAM Act and that the borders needed to be secured (as if they have any relation to each other). He repeated this message several times, and made it certain in no unclear language

I would have voted against it I have said a thousand times, I have heard the message from the American people. They want the border secured first and then they want – well, at least I want to go on to comprehensive reform

In July 2008, when speaking to La Raza, McCain flipped again and said that he would support the DREAM Act.

Someone from One Dream 2009 asked if Senator McCain would support the DREAM Act. Yes, he said, but he also supports the nation's sovereignty and wants to make sure it doesn't come at the expense of legal migrants.

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