http://oldlineelephant.com/2011/02/23/interview-herman-cain/
MRN: If elected, how would a Cain administration deal with border security and illegal immigration?
HC: First things first: the term "comprehensive immigration reform" tossed around by liberals is simply code for "do nothing" which becomes amnesty.
There are 3 steps to solving our illegal immigration problem: securing the border (we put a man on the moon, so this isn't that hard!); enforce the laws; promote the existing path to citizenship.
1. Secure the border
2. Enforce the laws [that already exist. No special work visas for illegals.]
3. Promote the existing path to citizenship. [No special laws for illegals]
In other words, illegals are illegal, no new special path to citizenship just apply for citizenship from your home nation as it exists on the books today.
The problem is that you don’t need a NEW path to citizenship. We already don’t HAVE to deport.
What’s the problem with simply saying deport all illegals if that’s what he supposedly means (which he clearly does not, and never says)?