If Thompson were to say, “If you elect me president, I will deport every illegal alien now in this country.” he’d win by a landslide.
Not that simple. If this bill passes they won’t be illegal any more. Everyone in the country will be legal the second the bill is signed by Bush.
Fred is already on record as saying that wasn't possible or feasible. But he does believe (he says) that we need to secure our borders BEFORE anything else is done on immigration reform. That is probably as good as conservatives are going to get in a Presidential candidate.