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"I'm not saying make them citizens, because they violated the law to get here," he said, according to the Sun-Sentinel. "So you don't reward that type of conduct by turning over a citizenship certificate. You determine how you can legalize their presence, then, as a country, you make a decision that from this day forward, from this day forward, this is the process of entry, and if you violate that process of entry we have the resources to cope with it."
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You don't reward their disregard for our laws or their disrespect for our sovereignty, but you grant them legal status?
When Reagan granted amnesty to illegal immigrants, the number of individuals who illegally entered the country ballooned. He set a dangerous precedent and weakened the sanctity of our borders.
Today, the latin population in the US is the single largest minority, and both parties are actively trying to court this huge segment of the electorate. The party that gets credit for granting illegal immigrants legal status (and voting rights) will stand to instantly gain a huge new base of support.
Its pandering, and its coming from all sides, as the latin population has not yet shown any strong allegiance or loyalty to either party on ideological grounds.