You know what else is offensive? Lindsey Graham.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday that the Republican Party as a whole has abandoned its opposition to allowing a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Graham, a member of the group of senators negotiating immigration reform, known as the “gang of eight,” guessed there was a 70-30 chance legislation would be enacted.

“The politics of self-deportation are behind us,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” referring to a proposal advanced by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the 2012 campaign.

“Mitt Romney’s a good man. He ran in many ways a good campaign,” Graham said. “But it was an impractical solution. Quite frankly, it was offensive. Every corner of the Republican Party — from libertarians to the RNC, House Republicans and the rank-and-file Republican Party member — is now understanding there has to be an earned pathway to citizenship. That gives us leverage on immigration with our Democratic friends.”