Of course he's offering amnesty! It doesn't matter what you call it: offering legalization to illegal entrants is "amnesty."
America will always be a land of immigrants.
What is this piece of fluff supposed to mean? America is a country of laws, which include immigration laws, which have to be enforced. A nation without control over its own borders or who enters its borders is not a nation in any meaningful sense.
My conservative principals don't include denying basic rights, to people who are here to work, and otherwise don't hurt other people.
*SIGH* "Conservative principles.." You think it's "conservative" to accord "basic rights" to people who have entered, remained and are employed here in violation of the immigration laws? I'm sorry I can't agree with you. And please do a little research on the massive problem we have in this country with violent crime committed by illegal aliens. Here's an article I posted just last night on the subject. It's certainly not terribly "compassionate" of you to ignore the impact illegal immigrant violent crime is having on your fellow citizens.
We have serious issues to deal with such as drugs, UN, terrorism etc.
"Drugs"? You don't think illegal immigrants bring in a lot of drugs and drug crime? "Terrorism"? You don't think lax immigration enforcement led to the 9/11 atrocities?
Do a little research before your next "talking points" post, please.