'Pathway to Citizenship' Then, 'Absolutely No Amnesty' Now
What Byron said then
“With those people who are here working hard, doing those things that they should be doing just as good neighbors and good people, we would put them on a pathway to citizenship.”
February 2021 (CPAC)
What he says now
“A 'pathway to citizenship' for illegal immigrants is a rallying call for more illegal immigration. I am NO on amnesty.”
2024–2025
Context
At CPAC 2021, Donalds explicitly endorsed a pathway to citizenship for long-term undocumented immigrants 'working hard as good neighbors.' By 2024-2025, he flatly rejected any pathway, calling it 'a rallying call for more illegal immigration' and stating he's 'NO on amnesty.' When confronted with the 2021 video, he denied having said it—despite clear video evidence.
The bottom line
Direct flip on core immigration policy, combined with dishonesty when confronted with video proof of his earlier position