Thread: Trump signs memorandum requiring immigrant sponsors to pay for social services

Originally Posted by Judy

No President can change the law with his pen alone, he needs legislation passed by both chambers of the US Congress to do that. He can do "tweaks and twacks", but a President alone can't do very much on issues like immigration because that is all 100% guided by Congressional laws. Trade is different, the President has a lot of authority to manage trade and certain types of regulations, but on immigration, he has no authority or power at all to change the laws without Congress.

Remember, it only took a memorandum to create DACA.

There are worthwhile things that could be done, but aren't because it would be considered politically incorrect and a risk to Trump's reelection. Trump is not a principled or truly committed to all of his campaign promises on immigration.

How do you explain the Trump administrations issuance of work permits for asylum claimants within 30 days of crossing our border illegally. No, they didn't all enter through a port of entry. Of course it wouldn't matter if they did because they still shouldn't be getting waivers issued to them by the Trump administration. According to law, those work permits are not supposed to be accepted before 150 days. These kinds of actions just encourage more illegals to play our immigration system.

To many of us it would seem like Trump is deliberately aiding and encouraging the current flood of illegals crossing our border.

Personally, I think it should bring question to everyone's mind that Trump fired two of the three people we knew were committed to halting illegal immigration and securing our border (Steve Bannon & Jeff Sessions). Some folks may make excuses and say that immigration and border security had nothing to do with those firings, but in view of everything going on, one has to wonder.

Sounds to me like you would rather change Presidents than change the laws.