Still, though, why call it an RPI? For all intents and purposes, we'll be on a path to citizenship in 5 years just like regular green card holders. I know we're not eligible for federal benefits and I guess that's fine for those 5 years but that can easily be done through conditional green cards too.

They're making all these new categories just to satisfy the 'no amnesty' crowd who are just a tiny minority of even the Republican party. Why are Senators like Rubio trying to appease these people?