Presidential hopeful John McCain N Myrtle Beach visit

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH --The sound of clapping and "yeahs" could be heard as Sen. John McCain greeted those gathered at the Tilghman Forest neighborhood on 11th Avenue North.
Wearing a blue cap with "NAVY" emblazoned across it in gold letters, McCain walked down the block Friday and shook residents' hands before heading to the community's clubhouse to speak to the crowd gathered there.
He later joined another crowd for lunch at Rick's Kitchen on 15th Avenue South in North Myrtle Beach.
McCain said his troop exit plan would be to make sure that the Iraqi forces are at a point where they can take over more responsibility.
To solve illegal immigration in the U.S., he said "we've got to have secured borders first."
McCain would like to see border patrol officers with high-tech equipment.
He said he thinks there's a need for a temporary work program through which immigrants could get temporary visas to work in the United States, but individuals should have to go back to their own countries once they finished work here. McCain also said there's still a need to address the issue of the estimated 12 million people already in the U.S. illegally.
Regarding health care, he would like to see American households receive a $5,000 refundable tax credit to allow people to find the best health care.
He also proposed walk-in clinics and allowing veterans to go to their doctor of choice.
He also acknowledged a need to improve education.