McCain Winds Up Latin Trip in Mexico

By ELISABETH BUMILLER and MARC LACEY
Published: July 4, 2008

MEXICO CITY — From the white roses he laid before a likeness of Mexico’s blessed saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, to the endorsement he gave for an overhaul of American immigration laws, Senator John McCain used a visit to Mexico on Thursday to appeal to residents of both sides of the border: Mexicans and, more urgently, their voting relatives and other Latinos in the United States.

“We must secure our borders and then we will address the issue of comprehensive immigration reform,â€