[roamer_1]

No they are not the same thing. You can desire something all you want, but that doesn't mean you are going to get it given to you.

It wasn't to be "given" to them under McCain-Kennedy either. They had to pay for it. That is what bush and the RINOs hung their hat on, claiming it was not "amnesty".

[ravingnutter]

I provided a link for you to Fred's May 2007 column about that legislation which stated:

That would give proponents of the bill a chance to explain why putting illegals in a more favorable position than those who play by the rules is not really amnesty.

So no...he was not for the that plan, he thought it was amnesty.