Not at all. Trump proposes an idea that is essentially identical to the touchback provision of the 2007 bill, which was amnesty.
No. It’s misleading on three counts.
First, the ‘Who knew’ part, which implies that Trump has somehow been misleading people about what his position is. He’s said from day one that the good ones would be allowed to come back in, but would have to go through a vetting process to do so.
Second, Trump’s position is different from the 2007 proposal in that illegals are not guaranteed to be able to come back in simply because they go home and reapply. Their reentry is not automatic. They will have to undergo the vetting that they would have had to undergo if they had entered legally in the first place, which means some of them will not be allowed back in.
Third, describing Trump’s position as amnesty. While technically it might be true, and I emphasize the word might, it is not an across the board, automatic granting of legalization that most people imagine when they hear the term. If not lying, it’s at least misleading. It’s also misleading in that Trump’s policy is tougher than all the other candidates, including Cruz, unless you count his most recent iteration, which was done as a reaction to Trump, and which is disingenuous in my opinion.