Carson: Illegals Won’t Need To Come Here If We Help Central and S. America’s Economy

STEPHANOPOULOS One final question ░░░░░░░░ that book on immigration ░░░░░░░░ wrote Is it moral ░░░░░░░░ us to take advantage ░░░░░░░░ cheap labor from illegal ░░░░░░░░ while denying them citizenship ░░░░░░░░ m sure you can ░░░░░░░░ from the way I ░░░░░░░░ the question that I ░░░░░░░░ we have taken the ░░░░░░░░ low road on that ░░░░░░░░ If that s the ░░░░░░░░ low road then why ░░░░░░░░ you then why not ░░░░░░░░ a path to citizenship ░░░░░░░░ undocumented immigrants CARSON Well ░░░░░░░░ I support is giving ░░░░░░░░ if they have a ░░░░░░░░ record an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ as guest workers so ░░░░░░░░ re not you know ░░░░░░░░ subterranean You know they ░░░░░░░░ above ground They have ░░░░░░░░ pay you know a ░░░░░░░░ tax penalty and they ░░░░░░░░ to pay their taxes ░░░░░░░░ forward And they have ░░░░░░░░ maintain a pristine record ░░░░░░░░ they don t get ░░░░░░░░ vote They aren t ░░░░░░░░ but they re not ░░░░░░░░ beneath ground and they ░░░░░░░░ something that they prefer ░░░░░░░░ my long term plan ░░░░░░░░ be for us to ░░░░░░░░ you know American businesses ░░░░░░░░ do the same kind ░░░░░░░░ thing they re doing ░░░░░░░░ Cameroon right now going ░░░░░░░░ there developing the acreage ░░░░░░░░ know creating jobs and ░░░░░░░░ opportunities and teaching those ░░░░░░░░ to add business and ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ profit If we do ░░░░░░░░ in Central America and ░░░░░░░░ America and help them ░░░░░░░░ be able to improve ░░░░░░░░ own standard of living ░░░░░░░░ they won t need ░░░░░░░░ come here STEPHANOPOULOS But ░░░░░░░░ not support a path ░░░░░░░░ citizenship CARSON Well I ░░░░░░░░ talked about a path ░░░░░░░░ citizenship before but it ░░░░░░░░ include you know leaving ░░░░░░░░ country and and doing ░░░░░░░░ any other citizen wants ░░░░░░░░ do in order to ░░░░░░░░ here I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ somebody from being able ░░░░░░░░ do that But I ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t reward somebody ░░░░░░░░ breaking the law.”