The idiocy of the Pence Amnesty Ploy... Mike Pence proposed an Amnesty Sell Out that would have required the illegal aliens to just Step out of the U.S. and then immediately Step back into the U.S. Out new VP ... What a fricken disappointment ...
Our attention must now turn to the Pence Ploy—the alleged “compromise” miraculously proposed at the last minute by Congressman Mike Pence and widely whooped-up as a way of outflanking immigration patriots in the House.
http://www.vdare.com/articles/congressman-mike-pence-and-the-amnesty-lobby
Two days before the United States Senate passed S.2611, Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) delivered a speech on immigration policy at the Heritage Foundation. Pence offered what he called a “middle ground” proposal, a “no amnesty immigration reform” in which “securing our border is the first step.” [Renewing the American Dream: The Real Rational Middle Ground on Immigration Reform, May 23, 2006]
The timing of Pence`s speech and his position as chairman of the House Republican Study Committee combined to get his proposal the maximum media attention. So, what is the “middle ground” Pence wants to occupy?
I disagree with Pence’s plan too, but I don’t think you are really being fair here. His plan was that two years would first be devoted to securing the border. After that illegals would have to go back to their home countries and go through full background checks and health screenings before being given a two-year work visa, rather than full legal status and eventual voting rights. Yes, the folks at VDare hated it understandably, but that really was a compromise from the immediate pathway to citizenship amnesty and continued open borders that a lot of Congressmen and Senators wanted.
Once again, I don’t like this or any other plan that even vaguely resembles amnesty, but overall if you look at his voting record Pence has been much better on border issues than the average Republican, including voting for a border fence/wall back in 2006 and against birthright citizenship/anchor babies in 2009 (among several other tough on the border proposals I listed earlier).