[Rastus]

..In response to whether that meant the states could allow illegal immigrants to “be put on a path toward legalization and toward citizenship,” Cain answered, “It would be up to the states...

I like how you keep leaving off the part where he said, "as long as they did not break the federal law." It's fun.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Well, that’s because it makes no sense. “Illegal immigrants” means they BROKE the federal law. So it makes no sense to say “it would be up to the states sas long as they did not break the federal law”.

Which is the real problem here — Cain’s answer just doesn’t make sense. Cain really needs to stop re-interpreting the questions asked of him, and just go ahead and answer the actual questions, rather than arguing about it.