Posted on 08/17/2015 8:24:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump told host Chuck Todd of Meet the Press that he would deport all illegal aliens if he were elected president. “They have to go,” he told Todd.
“We’re going to keep the families together, but they have to go,” he said in the interview, which will air in full on NBC’s “Meet the Press” this Sunday.
Pressed on what he’d do if the immigrants in question had nowhere to return to, Trump reiterated: “They have to go.”
“We will work with them. They have to go. Chuck, we either have a country, or we don’t have a country,” he said.
Speaking on Trump’s gilded private plane as it idled on a runway in Des Moines, Iowa, the real-estate mogul and Republican presidential frontrunner offered the first outlines of the immigration policy proposals he’d implement from the Oval Office.
Trump said, to begin, “we have to” rescind Obama’s executive order offering those brought to the U.S. illegally as children — known as DREAMers — protection from deportation, as well as Obama’s unilateral move to delay deportation for their families as well.
“We have to make a whole new set of standards” for those immigrating to the US.
The comments are certain to further inflame already fierce opposition from Latino activists and advocacy groups. They’ve been critical of Trump’s candidacy from the start, when he kicked off his campaign with a speech that accused Mexico of sending “criminals” and “rapists” to the U.S.
Trump was hazy on the details of his deportation plan. Presumably it would be legal, which means amending the Constitution to make it possible to deport so-called “anchor babies” — children born in the U.S. of illegal parents. Either that, or simply allow anchor-baby families to remain in the U.S. and grant them legal status.
Somehow, I doubt he would employ that option.
Then, there is the due process that illegal aliens have a right to, according to the law. They can’t be deported without it, and with 11 million court cases coming, he might want to think of increasing the number of immigration judges by a factor of about a thousand. Or perhaps we could change the law and deny illegals due process.
Of course, we’d have to round them all up to deport them. “Papers, please” will become an American catchword in the near future if Trump wins. And where would we keep them all? Jails are already seriously overcrowded so maybe we can build some “camps” — you know, like all totalitarian regimes have — to keep the illegals penned up until their hearing.
Repealing Obama’s executive orders are fine, although there would be a court challenge on behalf of DREAMers because they’ve already been given legal status. Other steps that could be taken include putting some teeth in employer sanctions for hiring illegals, and making it much harder for cities to defy immigration law so that ICE can deport criminals.
As for the rest of the 11 million illegals, Trump is right. “We either have a country or we don’t have a country.” It’s just that Trump’s idea of what America is and what it stands for is as alien as any illegal who jumps the border.
In logistics, this is call “retrograde”.
We should make the home country responsible.
As a start, we should make it completely unfeasible for illegals to stay. No school. No government assistane. No jobs. No tax refunds. No bank accounts. No cars. No driver’s license.
Logistics are easy. No welfare type benefits; including food stamps, education, housing subsidies, health care, etc. They will most likely deport themselves because they couldn’t afford to stay.
I have no problem with a guest worker program, but their families need to go back to their own countries where they belong. The guest workers can go back home to visit their families.
Well then, let’s institute deportation proceedings whenever they try to sign up for public assistance.
I’m convince that it would be much, much, MUCH easier than they lead on about.
The same people who say we can't possibly find and deport 12 million illegal aliens are the same ones who don't have a problem with proposing that we find and confiscate 300 million firearms.
That would make a most excellent tag line. Too bad it won't fit :(
“Then, there is the due process that illegal aliens have a right to, according to the law. They can’t be deported without it, and with 11 million court cases coming, he might want to think of increasing the number of immigration judges by a factor of about a thousand. Or perhaps we could change the law and deny illegals due process.”
The nice thing about winning a national election and having credibility on the issue is that a few words can just as easily cause them to CLEAR OUT with no action or cost at all. Behold, an example of what President-Elect Trump could say in his victory speech:
“...and to those in this country illegally. Please leave. If we catch you here after I take office, you will NEVER step foot in this country again, much less work legally. However, if you go home on your own, now, you can apply for expedited return to the US under a work permit.”
“As a start, we should make it completely unfeasible for illegals to stay. No school. ” California did try this years ago. It was called prop 187 and was voted overwhelmingly into law. Then one lousy federal district court threw it out and the governor refused to appeal his ruling, hijacking the will of the people once again.
I say tax the hell out of that transaction, and demand proof of legal residency, and work.
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