Trump defends immigration proposal against 'amnesty' criticism from conservatives

The Hill ^ | January 20, 2019 | Brett Samuels

[4Runner]

In a series of tweets, Trump chastised Democrats for dismissing his plan, and attempted to assuage immigration hard-liners who likened the administration's latest proposal to amnesty for immigrants already in the country illegally.

"No, Amnesty is not a part of my offer," Trump tweeted. "It is a 3 year extension of DACA. Amnesty will be used only on a much bigger deal, whether on immigration or something else. Likewise there will be no big push to remove the 11,000,000 plus people who are here illegally-but be careful Nancy!"

[Menehune56]

The Eisenhower administration's "Operation Wetback" removed over a million unlawfully present aliens in 1954.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

[VanDeKoik]

“You’re trying to reason with the personality cult”

Yeah, that darn “personality cult” that got you guys this far, while you all would have tossed the 2016 election and would be shaking your fists at the PC screen over Hillary’s news SCOTUS pick like impotent rag dolls while you would have gotten actual amnesty for all 20+ million illegals 2 years ago.

Must suck to live in such times where you can have the luxury of having this be the thing you all are seriously complaining about.

[springwater13]

Yes, Trump can’t just remove them. There is due process and a many years backlog of immigration cases and with catch and release many of the arrested are never to be seen again.

If he just throws them out like Eisenhower, 9th Circuit will stay, not to mention weeks long bad press that he is a dicator and not following the rule of law, and dems will likely talk impeachment 24/7.

[dragnet2]

Personal attacks are not allowed on FR.

BS. It depends on who's doing the attacks. I'm personally attacked on a regular basis. But that's OK, no problem, as it's a clear indicator I'm over the target.☺

[Snickering Hound]

Yeah, that darn “personality cult” that got you guys this far, while you all would have tossed the 2016 election and would be shaking your fists at the PC screen over Hillary’s news SCOTUS pick like impotent rag dolls while you would have gotten actual amnesty for all 20+ million illegals 2 years ago.

Would be nice if the personality cult would hold Trump to his campaign promises instead of just trying to one up each other about how much they support him.

[QuigleyDU]

Guess what. None will be deported, Build the wall, 2020 election depend on Trump keeping Gov closed until Dems cave. But they wont Gov stays closed until election.

[Bernard]

One HUGE advantage of this deal is that Congress would have to get their fingerprints all over the DACA deal. In order to get President Trump to sign the legislation into law, that would mean 1) make the Obama EO obsolete and 2) have Congress put a deadline on how long the DACA's have protection under the law.

Of course, that assumes that President Trump would add requirements like that in exchange for his signature. Watching the Dems codify the termination date would be a great time to invest in popcorn futures.

[robowombat]

Ike's ‘Operation Wetback’ (imagine that being used today) had general support of a majority of the political class and Americans. Harry Truman's INS had done a lot of the operational planning and the Dems also wanted this done. The Korean War was over, the need for masses of workers now while rapidly expanding the armed forces and drawing on the smallest pool of draft eligibles (those born in the Great Depression) which made looking the other way about border jumpers a pragmatic solution n longer was valid. The labor unions were exerting pressure on the Dems to deport illegals who were then , as now, acting as a wage deflator. Even the black ‘civil rights’ organizations were quietly but persistently pressing for a crackdown on illegals as they would work for even less than black laborers and gave no backtalk as they were here illegally. Ike fully agreed and the size of the illegal problem was growing exponentially. So he put retired fire eater Lt Gen Joseph (Jumping Joe) Link in charge of INS and told him to execute the operation as though he were executing an o plan on the battlefield. It worked and the plan was executed with such dispatch and ‘zeal’ that illegals thought long and hard about coming to the land of the big BX. There is no national consensus today and more than half the political class want the ‘demographic’ changed for a variety of reasons.

[Leep]

So..he should do then?

[dragnet2]

If you’re in boat with water flooding in, you have to stop the water FIRST. Otherwise you’ll die trying to bail it out. Hello??

Those in country are NOT a priority. Stopping the flood is paramount.

[Leep]

So..he should do IT then?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yes, Trump can’t just remove them.

Yes, he can remove them.

There is due process and a many years backlog of immigration cases and with catch and release many of the arrested are never to be seen again.

That is related to illegals and their asylum cases when they first breach the border. There is nothing stopping POTUS from using existing immigration enforcement laws from removing illegals.

If he just throws them out like Eisenhower

Please, stop using the language of the Left.
Simply enforcing immigration laws on the books is "not throwing them out." When word of Eisenhower cracking down on illegals hit, many other illegals left on their own free will.

9th Circuit will stay, not to mention weeks long bad press that he is a dicator and not following the rule of law, and dems will likely talk impeachment 24/7.

I don't care about the media or what they're going to say about Trump. Trump can enforce existing laws to remove illegals, which will actually light a fire under Dems and change the asylum and other loopholes.

[NFHale]

Everything. Obama and his party did his best to radicalize people against “whitey”. The country is not the same now as it was then.

The country back then thought more like one people, had more in common with each other. The minority folks that were here thought “American” first, and other things second.

There are blocks of people of various races that are embittered thanks to democrat/liberal brainwashing and manipulation.

Assimilation is now NOT the goal (from the Left’s perspective), but the forming of pissed-off victim grievance voting blocks that vote for their own interests, instead of those of the country.

People came here - from everywhere - to BE American. We used to be the melting pot, but that seems no longer the case.

[Fightin Whitey]

Please people, Think through these things before you knee jerks.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

There is no national consensus today

The majority of Americans want the border secured and illegals sent packing.

There is no political consensus because the debate has been hijacked by the Left, the messaging by conservatives is not emotional, and illegals are being romanticized and equated to the immigrants of the 19th century that helped build America.

[dragnet2]

Btw, thanks for posting this never-Trump thread. It makes it much easier to spot people like you.

[robowombat]

Because the other was worse. At least McCain helped the GOP hold the Senate. That is the logic. Many now have had enough. I voted that way often. No more. If the Mittens GOP push DJT out I won't vote for any GOPER for Prez again unless they become DJT. This is why Linda Gramnesty keeps getting elected. No more, if he backpedals on immigration again no more votes. Better let the loon dems show the country for sure what they are.

[Lurkinanloomin]

If we do not remove any of the 30 million (11 million was passed in 1998) and we going to amnesty them, there is no point in a wall/fence/barrier.

We still lose the rule of law and our country.

[dragnet2]

If you’re in boat with water flooding in, you have to stop the water FIRST. Otherwise you’ll die trying to bail it out.

Those in country are NOT a priority. Stopping the flood is paramount.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Nobody in the GOP or even most conservatives are pointing out these facts:

- Liberals advocating for illegals are protected by walls and armed guards.

- Democrats simply want the votes of illegals (who'll get citizenship) so they can remain in power forever.

- Nobody cares about the environmental damage illegals are doing to national forests along the border and Rio Grande river.

If Republicans bring up these points, they would control the narrative.