[rocky88]

Newt’s plan is not amnesty, he clearly said illegals would not get citizenship, but they would get “residence rights.” There are many bad illegals, believe me, I know, and they need to be deported - but it is not reasonable (or Christian) to just make a decision to deport millions of people after some have made a life here for decades.

[Jay Santos CP]

Newt... clearly said illegals would not get citizenship

This is a horrible idea. U.S. citizenship is rapidly becoming meaningless absent this absurd step.

Newt "legitimizes" how many illegals, 20 million. They're not citizens, so what does that mean? No social services? They can't vote? They can't work? It's all ridiculous. What distinguishes them from a citizen, no possibility of a security clearance?

Nothing distinguishes them from a citizen at that point. They're here within the borders of the country and they'll have every right and benefit that the descendants of George Washington have.

No one seems willing to speak honestly about what's going on here.

[Waryone]

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s. It is not reasonable to reward those who willfully break the law and God’s law by stealing. It is not Christian behavior for those illegals to break the law. I understand your adherence to compassionate conservatism but it does nothing but encourage more illegal behavior and theft. I am all for compassionately giving them a ride back to their home country. I don’t care how many years they have been stealing from this country — stealing work from legal citizens, stealing tax money and benefits from the Americans, stealing a place from those who would come here according to law — those behaviors are not deserving of any rewards.