Newt is sunk now.
I don’t think he’s sunk. Look, we give amnesty to all sorts of people: draft dodgers, people who fail to pay taxes and people who keep library books. We do it because we simply decide that enforcement is impractical. Newt didn’t say to grant amnesty to all, only those who came here under an immigration law that we failed to enforce. Besides, if anyone really thinks we can deport all these people, especially those who have been here for 25 years, needs to have their head examined.