What Is Amnesty Anyway?

Betsy Woodruff: “I spent the past few days asking Republican senators what they meant when they referred to amnesty in terms of immigration policy. The answers I got were intriguing. That’s because while Republican congressional leaders are always eager to discuss their opposition to this vague, amorphous concept, many of them are downright befuddled when asked to explain what that concept looks like in real life. Their responses ranged from straightforward to nonsensical.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]Amnesty wasn’t always such a loaded word. Ronald Reagan repeatedly stated that he favored amnesty for some undocumented immigrants.[/speech_bubble]