Basically, it sounds like Newt is carving out a niche here, where he can state that he isn’t going to “split up families” but that his plan will ultimately only allow a small number of illegals to truly “qualify” for this non-citizen non-amnesty plan.
I like it, if it can work. If those in question wish to become citizens, they can prove it by returning to their country of origin and restarting the process.
I think it’s high time we distinguish between the two types of immigrants (not illegal vs legal):
Those who wish to be Americans
Those who do not
Theodore Roosevelt had a few words on the subject.
This is not a new problem!
”There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.”
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