Well it is high time to put Rand Paul’s feet to the fire about exactly what does he MEAN by being libertarian.
Some folks have gotten into the “Libertarian” fold thinking that not only can they be laissez-faire, but that they can nanny a relaxed moral world view into government, not grasping the essential contradiction here. There’s no need to lock oneself into the sin of homo pseudo marriage. Even if a state or states do it, that shouldn’t lasso Uncle Sam (in carrying out things that are quintessentially Uncle Sam, such as national defense) into doing it... respect for freedom of policy should go both ways!
Rand will express his support for amnesty when he believes it’s politically safe to do so. He’s liberal on this issue.
It’s the liberal’s view shared by many so-called conservatives to grant various forms of relief to the illegal aliens. A true conservative would reliably advance forms of return and attrition.
Neither statism nor libertarianism are direct factors on the immigration front in my opinion notwithstanding the liberal tenets of the LP platform.