The following are the major points from Barack Obama's platform. Full text is available here.

Create Secure Borders

• Additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry

Improve Our Immigration System

• Fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants

Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally

• Remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants

Bring People Out of the Shadows

• A system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens

Work with Mexico

• Promote economic development in Mexico to decrease illegal immigration

Source: www.barackobama.com

Immigration Issues

The following are the major points from John McCain's platform. Full text is available here.

Securing Our Borders First

• Setting clear guidelines and objectives for securing the border through physical and virtual barriers
• Ensuring that adequate funding is provided for resources on the ground, but also training facilities, support staff and the deployment of technologies
• Dedicating funding to U.S. Attorney's offices in border states
• Implementing sound policies for contracting Department of Homeland Security software and infrastructure
• Deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and other aircraft where needed and appropriate in the border region
• Continue implementation of the US-VISIT comprehensive visitor security program

Comprehensive Immigration Initiatives for a Secure Nation

Once the borders are secure, John McCain will:

• Prosecute "Bad-Actor" Employers. John McCain will implement a secure, accurate, and reliable electronic employment verification system to ensure that individuals are screened for work eligibility in a real-time fashion
• Implement temporary worker programs that will reflect the labor needs of the United States in both the high-tech and low skilled sectors while protecting the employment opportunities for U.S. workers
• Address the fact that we have a large number [of] undocumented individuals living in the United States and working in our economy
• Eliminate the Family Backlog. John McCain will commit to clearing out the backlog of individuals that are waiting legally outside of the country, some for up to 20 years, for their green card number to become available

Source: www.johnmccain.com