It is not touchback. He wants to send them back and then we can sort through them. I don't know how he will handle it, it is a big problem but anything would be better than what we have now which is anyone who steps over the border thinks that he has a right to live here the rest of his life. There are many worthless and criminal types that I would be glad to get rid off once and for all once the wall is built. We will not get 100% but 80% or 70% would be good. You have to be a realist. Wouldn't you like to have all of those illegal alien prisoners out of jail and back to their homelands? How about all of those welfare recipients?
He has said that he wants to “expedite” the “return”, newly legalized, of the “good ones”.
That is indeed touchback amnesty, since such illegals would otherwise not be eligible to return to the US and certainly wouldn’t be eligible for legalization.
I agree it is better than nothing, but it is his official position right now and none of us knows what we would ultimately end up with.
Trump isn’t perfect, but he’s my first choice at this point.