Break The Law For Five Years & Win?

It was bad enough that George Bush came out and proposed the idea of an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Now in an effort to differentiate themselves from Bush, all eight Democratic candidates have begun a battle to see who can make the program the worst of all worlds.

Not content with issuing work permits as under the Bush plan they have gone as far as John Kerry's proposal to grant immediate citizenship to any illegal who has managed to avoid deportation for five years.

It's a matter of human rights, a matter of civil right, a matter of fairness to Americans..." said Sen. John Kerry of Massachusettes.

How does that represent a matter of fairness to Americans - by which I use the loaded assumption of citizenship? There is no fairness to Americans, only to the law-breakers of other countries.

Now would someone please explain the difference between any of the candidates when it comes to immigration reform? Because I certainly don't see much.

UPDATE: Oops. There is no date on the article, but it appears to be at least pre-Iowa, as Gephardt is still involved. The fever I've got must be affecting my ability to catch the obvious. Sorry.