From NumbersUSA

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Take This (Amnesty) Gift 'Or Leave The Country,' Says White House



By Roy Beck, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:26 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

This is what goes for tough talk on illegal immigration at the White House: We'll offer permanent work permits, permanent residency and path to citizenship to illegal aliens but if they don't sign up, they just have to go home.

With their tens of millions of foundation dollars, the open-border groups did polling last year that found that if they talked about "demanding" that illegal aliens sign up for an amnesty, they could confuse a few more Americans into telling pollsters they could support legalization.

So, the word from White House spokesman Nick Shapiro this week was not surprising language -- but it was kind of funny:

They should have to register, pay a penalty for breaking the law and meet other obligations of legal immigrants such as learning English and paying taxes, or leave the country,â€