Do you really think Ted ("Jalisco no te rajes") Kennedy would support a bill that would support a bill that would do something about illegals? Not to mention what happens to bills when they get behind closed doors in the senate-house conference.
I think all of us support e-verify, but also an effective enforcement mechanism to back up e-verify. It's true that a fence by itself, without adequate support, will do nothing, but it's also true that e-verify will not work very well without a well thought-out system in place to use it, with a dedicated and numerically sufficient staff, with good faith support from other govt. branches like IRS and Social Security.
The price of McCain's solution: amnesty. So the current illegals and traitorous employers would be rewarded for their patience; future illegals would know that they will be welcomed eventually.