RESURFACED: Obama Once Backed Strong Border Enforcement — A Sharp Contrast With Democrats Today

Before “pathways to citizenship” and blanket status became Democratic talking points, Barack Obama warned that indiscriminate amnesty would send the wrong message. His words: “I believe such an indiscriminate approach will be unwise - illegal aliens will begin to think there will be no repercussions for breaking the law and it will encourage a surge of more illegal immigrants to come here illegally.” He was making the same basic point many critics make today: If you erase consequences for crossing illegally, you shouldn’t be surprised when more people decide to cross illegally.