Posted on 06/17/2017 12:02:19 AM PDT by blueplum
The Trump administration said Friday it still has not decided the fate of a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, despite a statement a day earlier that the program will continue.
The mixed signals reflect the political sensitivities behind the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. As a candidate who put tough immigration policies at the core of his campaign, Donald Trump denounced the program as an "illegal amnesty" and said he would immediately end it.
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Following news reports that the DACA program would continue, and reactions on both sides of the immigration debate, administration officials said Friday afternoon that no final decision had been made.
"The future of the DACA program continues to be under review with the administration," Jonathan Hoffman, an assistant secretary for public affairs at Homeland Security, said in a statement. He added that while only Congress can decide ....
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well of course it hasn't. Congress is much too busy chasing rabbit holes
Trump indicates his middle of road humanity by supporting DACA. He ain’t posturing. He is decent man.
decent men are going to get us all killed
DACA isn’t “humane”. DACA is a big magnet for more illegals.
Enforcing our immigration law is not inhumane.
“decent”,humanity? You do realize those are ‘rat talking points and you are advancing the ‘rat agenda,don’t you?
Can he just allow it to sunset or does it go on forever?
I am vehemently against DACA. Just trying to highlight that Trump is very much a moderate, not some crazed bomb thrower like Maxine Waters says.
not sure, Jeff. DAPA was affirmed by the Supremes as illegal. The House tried to sunset DACA in 2014 but I guess the Senate sat on it. It may be closed to new applicants, tho?
Using children once more to cast an evilness upon those who disagree. Young immigrants can be tomorrows jihadists drug dealers or rapist murderers
Logically, it would be the best way long-term to stop this front in the invasion of the US.
“illegal amnesty”
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Obama illegally implemented the DREAM Act that failed to pass Congress.
It is still just as illegal as when Obama was running it.
17,000 new applications have been approved since Trump took office along with 107,000 renewals.
It is still just as illegal and unconstitutional as when Candidate Trump accurately described it as such.
protecting hundreds of thousands of young illegal aliens from deportation....
Well, ending it right now would be “immediate” enough for me.
Send them home. They’re illegals.
The lure of DACA brought MS-13 to our country. We didn’t have enough gangs to deal deadly drugs and murder people.
If they have gang tattoos, they go.
grania
excellent proposal
That would be a great place to start.
Big Media lies. All the time. About everything.
After our kids and grand kids get in line behind immigrants. Amnesty.. I don’t care who endorses it, is wrong. Fine companies heavily for using illegal tax dodging labor. No welfare, just a one way ticket to whatever socialist ditch they came from.
Unless, they pay all back taxes, then choose a path.. get in line based on the day they applied for citizenship. Set a time limit and deport those who won’t work for a living. If they can’t work, they need a fiduciary sponsor for a set period of time.
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