[Pelham]

“”Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?”

Palin: “No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. You know, people have got to follow the rules.”

So... what does she mean by “not total amnesty”? Does she support ‘half-way amnesty’? ‘Semi-total amnesty’? ‘Pay a ten dollar fine amnesty’?

Whatever it is, it doesn’t sound encouraging. It sure doesn’t sound like she’s all that different from the crowd we already have, who have forced de facto amnesty on us by not deporting illegals.

[Comparative Advantage]

This is one of the areas I want to learn Palin’s views. No nuancing the issue. You are either for or against illegal immigration. This “pathway to citizenship” nonsense is just code for amnesty. The laws are already in place for legal U.S. citizenship. No more laws are required.

[Tennessee Nana]

Not total amnesty
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This needs to be clarified...

And also the “pathway to citizenship” thingy..

Someone needs to ask some different questions...

[supercat]

So... what does she mean by “not total amnesty”? Does she support ‘half-way amnesty’? ‘Semi-total amnesty’? ‘Pay a ten dollar fine amnesty’?

How about "Leave, and if we don't catch you here again and don't find that you've committed crimes other than your having entered illegally, we won't try to extradite you"? I wouldn't mind that sort of amnesty.

As it is, most "amnesty" programs are more like "If we catch you stealing money, we'll give you some papers so you can keep on taking money." They're not about amnesty--more like indulgences.

[numberonepal]

I seriously doubt she is for rounding up a million or so people to send a message to the rest.

[CottonBall]

Whatever it is, it doesn’t sound encouraging. It sure doesn’t sound like she’s all that different from the crowd we already have, who have forced de facto amnesty on us by not deporting illegals.

I agree. Even the libs don't say they support amnesty because that's a word with a negative connotation. So they come up with every other way imaginable to describe what is obviously amnesty.

I sure wish she would come right out and say what she means on this. I'd love to be able to seperate her from McCain, even though she ran with him. She, above all, needs to tell us how she is different from McAmnesty or she will lose in 2012. The public didn't like him and she is remembered most by those that aren't on FR by being partnered with him.