Politico isn’t exactly an unbiased source, however, looking at what Rand actually said... Close the border first.
He even went into this stance at length on Hannity’s show and in other interviews. That we need to stop the leaks before we worry about how to bail out the boat.
And he’s dead right.
Nor does he support giving a blanket amnesty. “Send them to the back of the line” to get legal using the current immigration laws in place.
Well... Duh. That’s what most of us have been advocating since the Clinton years.
Does that mean they have to leave the country first? They're not following the immigration laws in place if they come here illegally and then apply for legal status. The only fair solution is that they leave before the apply, pay some kind of fine or penalty for having broken the law in the first place, go to the back of the line, and only come back when they have the proper papers.