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January 5, 2008

What is amnesty?

Giuliani says that it is not considered amnesty if you require illegal immigrants to pay fines and impose conditions.

Fred Thompson says that it must be considered amnesty if you reward illegal immigrants for illegal behavior. He considers allowing them to stay to be a reward.

McCain and Romney fought over this issue. Romney implied that McCain's proposal was akin to providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. McCain will impose a $5,000 fine on illegal immigrants. He will allow some to stay, though he said the details of his proposal are still under debate.

-Andrew Restuccia

Posted by The Sun Newsroom at January 5, 2008 8:15 PM