回避这一问题可能是为避免讨论这是否是一种变相大赦的谈判战术而已。 而不幸的是，在某种程度上这的确是一种变相的大赦。
The latter status may or may not include a path to residency and citizenship; fudging the issue may be a negotiating tactic to avoid debate over whether this is a form of disguised amnesty (which, fortunately, to a certain extent, it is).