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Fresh off a strong second-place showing in theentirely meaningless straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkercertainly seems to be getting in line with conservative thinking on the topics of the day:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a presumptive 2016 Republican presidential candidate, says he has changed his immigration stance and no longer backs comprehensive reform that would allow illegal immigrants to be penalized but remain in the country.

My view has changed, Walker said in a Fox News Sunday interview taped Friday. Im flat out saying it.

Walker in 2013 said a plan in which illegal immigrants can become United States citizens by first paying penalties and enduring a waiting period makes sense.

However, he is now saying such a plan is tantamount to amnesty, amid criticism that he has flip-flopped on that issue and others including right-to-work legislation in his home state.

I dont believe in amnesty, said Walker, who finished second Saturday in the Conservative Political Action Conferences straw poll for potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates. We need to secure the border. We ultimately need to put in place a system that works a legal immigration system that works.

Walker also is among the 25 Republican governors who have joined in a lawsuit challenging the presidents 2014 executive action that defers deportation for millions of illegal immigrants.

This contrasts significantly withcomments that Walker made during a July 2013 interviewwith a local Wisconsin newspapers editorial board, as well as duringa Politico-sponsored conference in February of that year:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that he supports a pathway to citizenship to illegal immigrants but said that people who are waiting in line should have first preference.

Youve got to find a way to say that people who are in line right now have first preference, the Republican governor said at POLITICOs third annual State Solutions Conference in Washington.

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Scott Walker flip-flops on immigration reform: Is that bad?

"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace grilled Gov. Scott Walker on the governor's change in positions on immigration reform.

Walker said that he indeed has flipped his position and now does not support amnesty for 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the United States.

In the interview broadcast Sunday, Walker is shown in a 2013 interview with the Wausau Daily Herald saying that a path to citizenship "makes sense."

His response now is that President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration forged Walker's new belief.

"I don't believe in amnesty, and part of the reason why I've made that a firm position is I look at the way that this president has handled that issue," Walker told Wallace. "I was one of the first governors that joined the lawsuit that has been successful at least on this initial technicality, and I hope we prevail ultimately throughout the courts.

"And then going forward, I think the way you enforce it is not through amnesty. I think the better approach is to enforce the laws and to give employers, job creators, the tools like E-Verify and other things, to make sure the law is being upheld going forward."

That led to this exchange between Wallace and Walker:

Wallace: "The question was, can you envision a world where if these people paid a penalty, that they would have a path to citizenship, and you said, sure that makes sense."

Walker: "I believe there's a way that you can do that. First and foremost, you've got to secure that border or none of these plans make any sense."

Wallace: "But it's a little bit slippery here. Back when you were the Milwaukee County Executive, you actually supported the Kennedy-McCain comprehensive immigration plan. Are you basically saying that as part of a comprehensive plan tough enforcement, E-Verify the 11 million people already here pay penalty, they get citizenship?"

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I've come up with a fabulous plan to deal with the estimated 11 million people who are in this country illegally.

Call Uber. Maybe the U.S. government can get a high-volume group discount, and deport everybody for a minimum rate of $2.40 per person.

If that's too unwieldy, send in reinforcements. Call Mears and Greyhound and Amtrak, although that would be my last option, since those desperados would probably jump off a train before it crossed the border.

But hey, immigration problem fixed! Deport them all!

Perhaps the obstinate core of GOP naysayers opposing immigration reform have a better idea?

Right now they're just stomping their little feet and screaming "No!" It's the equivalent of Johnny having a little temper tantrum if mommy doesn't buy him the new "Grand Theft Auto" video game.

Be careful, America. It's no video game: Those immigrants are poised to steal the very foundation of our country. Next thing you know, mariachi bands and piatas will be required at all birthday parties.

Color me delusional or if you prefer, whacky liberal socialist but I'm a little bit optimistic that we can work things out.

I stand with my president on immigration reform.

"Although the Congress has not addressed our broken immigration system by passing comprehensive reform legislation, my administration will continue to take every possible step to build upon the progress already made."

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Tame the temper, GOP: Show compassion on immigration

In a departure from the tone of much of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Jeb Bush stuck to his more moderate Republican guns Friday afternoon.

During an interview with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, Bush reiterated his belief in immigration reform, saying that his plan "also includes a path to legal status."

Fox News' Hannity attacked this policy fissure with the conservative base, pointing to Bush's stances on immigration and education reforms as the two major areas of disagreement.

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"I know there's disagreement here," Bush said, acknowledging boos that came from the right wing crowd. "I feel your pain. I was in MIami this morning, it was 70 degrees."

"But there is no plan to deport 11 million people," Bush continued. "We should give them a path for legal status where they work, they don't get government benefits, where they learn English."

And though he prioritized security along the nation's border, he believed the GOP could also broker an agreement on other reform possibilities.

"Let's do it. Let's control the border," Bush said. "There's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing that holds back the Republicans from putting a comprehensive plan in place to do it."

He further defended positions he took on other controversial immigration measures while he was the top executive of Florida, including in-state tuition and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

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