He condemned anchor babies as a threat to the country and proposed legislation to change that.
He is being realistic too. No way to blanketly deport that many people. Both parties and a corrupt INS have fed this problem and it will never change unless someone does something.
Heck, I support amnesty on “my” terms. Biometrically validated work permits will be given out freely for 1 month to anyone who does not have a criminal record or pose a threat. After that anyone without a work permit shall be deported “no questions asked”. No entitlements or services will be dispensed without showing work permit or citizenship papers. If they run up a hospital bill, they pay it just like the rest of us. If they live in section8 housing, they have to pay it back. Employers would be required to check permits, transmit them to INS and maintain a copy of such records on file. No exceptions. Work permits would be renewed yearly. Anyone who ran up huge debts or could not show an adequate work history would not be renewed. The program would end in 5 years 3 months. During that time, anyone that can show 5 years of tax returns, an adequate job history, no criminal activity and no debts to society (or paid back) would be granted a pardon for past illegal immigration and full citizenship.
Anyone marginal would be granted a 2 year non-renewable extension to pay debts or correct anything that made them marginal.
It solves illegality, border issues, agencies squandering money, the cost to society and would give them a respectable path to citizenship without burdening us with all of costs of continued illegal immigration. In the end, you would have a law-abiding, hardworking, tax-paying, predominantly Roman Catholic constituency who would be grateful that someone took a chance on them and let them earn their citizenship fairly by the work of their own hands. Who do you think they would vote for?
Blah, blah, blah. He’s stated outright that there will be no mass deportation of illegals, doesn’t support a border fence without which there’s no chance of getting the problem under control, and then he and his drones try to rephrase everything a la Clinton’s definition of is.