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WATCH VIDEO of the Obama-Clinton immigration debate at the University of Texas:

McCain defends his immigration position after Romney suspends campaign

Sen. John McCain, speaking to supporters after Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign on Thursday, said:

"On my position on immigration, a position which obviously still provokes the outspoken opposition of many conservatives:

"I stood my ground aware that my position would imperil my campaign. I respect your opposition for I know that the vast majority of critics to the bill based their opposition in a principled defense of the rule of law, while I and other Republican supporters of the bill were genuine in our intention to restore control of our borders, we failed, for various and understandable reasons, to convince Americans but we worked. I accept that and I have pledged that it would be one of my highest priorities to secure our borders first -- to secure our borders first. And only after we have achieved widespread consensus that our borders are secure would we address other aspects of the problem in a way that defends the rule of law and does not encourage other ways of illegal immigration."

With Romney's announcement, McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, becomes the main GOP contender in the presidential race. Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee are fare behind in the campaign, based on their number of delegates in the presidential hunt.

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