Same insider:

The “compromise” would not only give amnesty to 60 percent or so of the current illegals (7-8 MILLION), but it would allow the remaining 4-5 million to go to a point of entry, get a temporary permit, and come right back. That, my friend, is not a good idea.
Oh, and five years was not that long ago, people here longer than five years aren’t necessarily “rooted” in this country. How long ago was five years? It was six months before 9/11, that’s how long ago it was. Not long at all.