DONALD TRUMP ENDORSES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS [DISAPPOINTING, BUT NOT SURPRISING]

Disappointing, but not surprising.

The depressing reality though that is that most of the Republican field has endorsed amnesty in one form or another. So this isn't much of a surprise. Trump is using his own vocabulary, but he's echoing the same amnesty talking points you could hear from Marco Rubio... or Barack Obama.

During Friday's interview, Trump said the U.S. should take a two-step approach to the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country.
"Well, the first thing we do is take the bad ones — of which there are, unfortunately, quite a few," said Trump, who owns three New Jersey golf courses and once owned three Atlantic City casinos. "We take the bad ones and get 'em the hell out. We get 'em out."
But he said the country should take a different approach with "the other ones" — i.e., undocumented immigrants who have "done a good job" since arriving in the U.S.
"I'm a very big believer in the merit system," Trump said. "I have to tell you: Some of these people have been here, they've done a good job. You know, in some cases, sadly, they've been living under the shadows. ... If somebody's been outstanding, we try and work something out.
"But before we do anything, we have to secure the border because the border is like having no border," he added.

I'm sure some people will be tempted to cheer this, but compare it to Obama's own amnesty executive order.

These executive actions crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay their fair share of taxes as they register to temporarily stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border: The President’s actions increase the chances that anyone attempting to cross the border illegally will be caught and sent back. Continuing the surge of resources that effectively reduced the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally this summer, the President’s actions will also centralize border security command-and-control to continue to crack down on illegal immigration.
Deporting Felons, Not Families: The President’s actions focus on the deportation of people who threaten national security and public safety. He has directed immigration enforcement to place anyone suspected of terrorism, violent criminals, gang members, and recent border crossers at the top of the deportation priority list.

Deporting the "bad people" first is already an Obama talking point. People may think they can trust Trump, but not Obama or any of the Republicans, but like them, Trump frontloaded rhetoric about enforcement while keeping the amnesty out back.

And "secure the border first" has been the talking point of every Republican amnesty proponent.

Nobody likes the A-word, including Rubio and Ryan who spent the better part of a year arguing that legalizing illegal aliens isn't amnesty if they have to pay a fine. Even Obama made that argument.

The next step would be to get Trump to lay out criteria for who gets to stay and how many of them it would apply to, but good luck getting an answer.

1. Close the borders.

2. Get rid of all the convicted felons etc.

3. Get rid of sanctuary cities.

4. An illegal commits a crime, deport his ass immediately.

5. Check ID for every service, INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS. Other than emergency lifesaving, do not give benefits to illegals.

Once all the above is done, the ones who stay are the good, hard working people who stay below the radar. They cannot bring their families here unless they go through legal channels. They can’t go home or they can’t get back in. So they will be more American and eventually their generation will die off. Future generations of immigrants should be from all over the world, not just Mexico and Central America.

"The only real comprehensive immigration reform we really need is enforcing the existing laws on the books. Hammer the businesses who are hiring them, remove the ‘contractor exception’ - oh, we didn't know, we just hired this contractor, see, who said he'd get whomever we needed, oh, and they'll need someone who speaks Spanish to interpret for them. Then go after the money - taxes on wiring of cash or money orders to Mexico (and other countries which have a poor record of controlling their people from entering the US illegally), RICO seizures of those who are housing illegals or otherwise aiding them...

Pretty dang quick, the issue will settle itself - those who want to be US citizens will be left, while a good many who are here on an extended free jobs program will go home."

The problem with your solution is that it's too straightforward and logical!(sarc)

STE=Q

This isn't anything he hadn't said before:

"Well, the first thing we do is take the bad ones â€” of which there are, unfortunately, quite a few... We take the bad ones and get 'em the hell out. We get 'em out." But he said the country should take a different approach with "the other ones" ...who have "done a good job" ..."I'm a very big believer in the merit system... I have to tell you: Some of these people have been here, they've done a good job. You know, in some cases, sadly, they've been living under the shadows. ... If somebody's been outstanding, we try and work something out. But before we do anything, we have to secure the border because the border is like having no border..."

I know, what you said describes him perfectly . He says exactly what people want to hear but his history is quite a different story. My uncle says Trump gave Hitlery $100K, I have to look that up to confirm. He can claim it was merely business, but I don’t know...If he was a true conservative giving that b*tch a single dime is the absolute LAST thing I would ever do, business or not. She did absolutely nothing when she was Senator of New York, she was out of state 99% of the time going on a book tour or cashing in on speeches, she basically abandoned the job just like she abandoned her job as Secretary of state which led to the death of 4 Americans in Benghazi, so I don’t know how she could affect Trumps business in any way. She was never around!

Last time I checked it was Trump that brought immigration into the race. No other candidate dared to mention it. After all that would be “politically incorrect” right???

But now you want me to believe your candidate is to the right of Trump when it comes to immigration?

Oh well this link just settles it..... (sarcasm off).

Do you actually think for yourself or do you let others, with a ludicrous grading system do your thinking for you?

You and this web site have to be the only people that actually believe Walker or anyone else of the Republican candidates are to the the right of Trump on immigration.

What’s next your candidate is less politically correct than Trump????

Nice try....

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