He doesn’t “ultimately support open borders”. Just the opposite. He has a secure the border FIRST plan.
To say or infer that he is for “open borders” is just inaccurate.
The trouble with “amnesty” is that it is a hot button issue and is a moving target. It’s a “third rail” issue. It’s definition can be almost anything.
Do the illegal issues, to you, represent problems that need to be solved?
If no, get lost, as your mind is made up or you don’t care.
If yes, Rand Paul has a viable plan. Are there things in it that people will dislike? Of course. Just saying “NO” is not a solution. He has legitimate explanations for his ideas. He is an “idea man”. I like that about him.
And I never said he did “ultimately support open borders”. Actually, I said he proposed his 3rd way plan in such a fashion that he could end up voting against open borders. His plan is never going to be implemented, never was, and was put forth as a means of separating himself from the GOP on the issue without having to vote with the Democrats. He gave himself cover for the inevitable “racist” charge, while getting to oppose the final bill. It was a good political move, but I would have preferred that he simply lead against the bill.