Thread: Breaking: Trump Would Like to See Compromise Immigration Bill

He said something incredibly vague about "pursuing immigration reform that has eluded us for decades" Whatever that means?

W

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

He said something incredibly vague about "pursuing immigration reform that has eluded us for decades" Whatever that means?

W

He's being vague on purpose so as not to get everyone really upset with him at the same time.

It was "incredibly vague."

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

He said something incredibly vague about "pursuing immigration reform that has eluded us for decades" Whatever that means?

W

He's talking about legal immigration, getting rid of chain migration, green cards, importing low wage, unemployed, unskilled workers who can't support themselves here and sign up for welfare. We didn't use to allow immigration on that basis and only allowed about 70,000 immigrants in a year. Then the Democrats changed it in the 60's to this green card deal and Congresses ever since started raising the numbers dramatically by the hundreds of thousands to now over 1.1 million green cards a year. Plus all the other visas. Plus all this unfettered illegal immigration.

So when Trump talks about immigration reform, he's talking about legal immigration reform, not legalizing illegal aliens.

He needs to end DACA now so we can all put our worries on that to bed.

This is NOT vague.

Kelly: No Use of US Military to Enforce Immigration, No Mass Deportations

I don't get it. What's wrong with that? We don't want US military enforcing US immigration law, maybe guarding the borders or putting down riots, National Guard stuff. And Trump has already said, people will be deported rapidly but according to law with priorities and of course our laws require we transport them. Trump never used the term "mass deportations". That's a MEDIA "fake news" term. But they all will be gone, they will all be deported, just not "en masse", not all at once. Over time.

Originally Posted by Judy

. . . But they all will be gone, they will all be deported, just not "en masse", not all at once. Over time.

YOU have been telling us, over and over, it's going to happen really fast and quietly. "Over time" would seem to be the opposite of "really fast".

You can NOT deport MILLIONS of people without MASS DEPORTATIONS unless you drag it out for 10-20 years.

Kelly: No Mass Deportations

LOL!! Yeah, I've told you and am more than thrilled to tell you again, Trump said during the campaign in 2 years or less. So "over time" means 2 years and that's when the press was telling him there were 11 million of them. I think there's 30 million of them, so it might take 4 to 5 years on whatever plan he was using to deport 11 million in 2 years. I have a plan that would get them all out in 3 years using state and local law enforcement. Trump might use that too in areas that want to cooperate. In others, feds will have to do it.

So, RELAX. It's going to happen quietly and quickly. Fast and Furious. By 2020, you'll have to go scouring your gated communities and wood piles to find one. In my opinion.

From NumbersUSA:

Pres. Trump calls for immigration policy that protects American workers, but news reports say he's open to amnesty

Dear friends,
Pres. Trump's comments on immigration during his address beore a joint session of Congress last night were historic! The President called for an immigration policy that serves the interests of American workers and highlighted the economic impacts of low-skilled mass immigration on workers and their wages.

Here's what Roy wrote in his response to Pres. Trump's speech:
"I'm not sure that sentiment has been expressed by a President in the Capitol at any time over the last 90 years -- if ever. Oh, some Presidents have given a little bit of lip service at times to the fact that illegal immigration can be unfair to American workers. But this was ground-breaking to say legal immigration is a threat to workers."

-- Roy Beck, President & Founder of NumbersUSA

You can read Roy's full response here:
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/congress-hears-trump-put-struggling-workers-back-immigration-center-stage

But multiple news outlets are reporting that Pres. Trump signaled support for a mass amnesty in the hours before his speech.
According to the Washington Post:
At the meeting with television anchors, Trump suggested he is willing to address legal status for those who are in the country illegally but have not committed crimes. But he would not necessarily support a pathway to citizenship, except perhaps for 'Dreamers,' a group of nearly 2 million who were brought into the country illegally as children, according to a report by CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, who attended the luncheon.

It's important to note that Pres. Trump did not call for an amnesty during his primetime speech, and the White House has declined to confirm the original CNN story.
Still, the reports, if true, are concerning and deserve a response. You can send a message to Pres. Trump by using the White House contact form located here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Here's a sample message:

I was pleased to hear Pres. Trump's comments during his speech to Congress that highlighted the impacts of mass immigration on American workers. I hope he'll work with Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue who have introduced the RAISE Act that would reduce legal immigration by eliminating Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery and remove some of the pressures from workers and their wages.

But I'm concerned about news reports that say Pres. Trump told reporters that he's open to a mass amnesty for illegal aliens. Granting lifetime work permits to millions of illegal aliens would exacerbate the harmful impacts on American workers that the President referred to during his speech. I hope he'll clarify his position on amnesty and also end Pres. Obama's unconstitutional and illegal DACA program that issues work permits to illegal aliens.

If you use Twitter, I also encourage you to Tweet at Pres. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) and urge him to end DACA while also clarifying his statements on amnesty to reporters.