Rand Paul’s plan for immigration has no chance.
1) He wants to cut off the giveaways that attract a lot of illegals. That won’t fly. The grievance class will paint that as “racist”.
2) “Legal status” isn’t what this is about. “Legal status” as a taxpaying guest worker means YOU CAN’T VOTE. That’s the whole purpose behind this push for amnesty.
3) He wants to secure the border. There is no political will to do so.
Rand Paul can say whatever he wants on these issues, but it’s going to be outright amnesty, or more of the same.
Any legislation that allows the lawbreakers to stay and work here, the object of their crime, is amnesty. A path to citizenship is a bonus. Giving them green cards entitles them to all the benefits of citizenship except voting. They can receive welfare and entitlement benefits, SSNs, driver’s licenses, work permits etc.
Let’s not focus on voting as the central issue. It should be legalizing their status.
And let’s get real about legal immigration. Every ten years we have what amounts to an amnesty. With 1.2 million LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ENTERING ANNUALLY, they will be able to vote eventually and two thirds of them will vote Dem. Illegal immigration is the shiny little bauble that distracts us from the real game changer—legal immigration. The status quo will make the Dems the permanent majority party. Amnesty just hastens the process.