He is trying to assure Members of the Senate that his bill—co-authored with Senator Kyl—is not amnesty because not all of our 12 million illegal aliens will qualify for a temporary legal status.
If they have a felony on their record, they're disqualified...but they can have a misdemeanor...or two.
In fact, according to Cornyn they can have up to three!
Excuse me, I'll be back in a bit—I have an emergency appointment with my anger management therapist.