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To: RoosterRedux

Good article by Thomas Lifson. He presents an interpretation of Trump’s intent and calls out some propagandists. Thanks for posting.


4 posted on 08/20/2015 5:26:15 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: PGalt
So the below is a quote from this article, showing what he says Trump's version of amnesty would be. What makes this so different from even the amnesty plans of the more liberal GOPe candidates?

Basically, Trump's done a great job selling amnesty to his fans by choosing his words carefully to sound harsher. "Deport" doesn't mean much though if they're deported through a revolving door. A lot of these illegals already travel back and forth between here and their home country anyway.

The end result in terms of what currently illegal immigrants get to change their status to stay in this country looks like it will be the same as Jeb's or most other candidates' plans. If you don't care about that and don't believe any other plan works, then fine. But why get so excited about Trump and act like he's so different from the other candidates?

Announcing that illegal immigrants with clean records have the opportunity to earn a green card-lite -- essentially an updated and improved version of the Bracero Program -- would evoke a massive response. No effort at all would be necessary to search for people, arrest them, and conduct hearings. They would be eager to come forward and fill out the paperwork for the expedited formalities. They could at last “come out of the shadows” and be able to bargain for wages on the same basis as the rest of the workforce. Once the first wave of illegals successfully re-entered the United States legally, nearly everyone eligible for the program would want to participate.

88 posted on 08/20/2015 3:57:41 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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