[TomGuy]

Sawyer was trying to nail him down on the time limit and Newt lied and said it was 25 years.

I caught an after-debate interview with Gingrich after one of the other debates. He was questioned about the '25 year' requirement. At that time, he said it wasn't '25 years'.

That is what I mean by my previous post: he mesh-muddles all around the issue without giving any specifics that he can be pinned down on. I think I used the word 'slithering' to describe his movements on the issue. :)

[kabar]

This is Newt's own written plan on who can stay and who must go:

We need a path to legality, but not citizenship, for some of these individuals who have deep ties to America, including family, church and community ties. We also need a path to swift but dignified repatriation for those who are transient and have no roots in America.

This is just amorphous pap that provides no real details on exactly how such a proposal would be administered. How does he define "deep roots" versus "no roots" in America? Family, church, and communtiy ties? This is just a smokescreen for amnesty that is no different than McCain and Obama who want to deport the 2 million "criminal aliens immediately and allow the rest to stay. With 8 million illegal aliens holding jobs in this country, why would you want to legalize their status when 25 million American citizens and LPRs are looking for fulltime employment?