Posted on 09/01/2016 6:33:40 AM PDT by xzins
One speech does not a campaign victory make – that is until last night when Donald Trump delivered his much-anticipated speech on immigration. The speech was, in its passion, in its emotional connection with Trump’s audience, and most importantly in its substance, a speech for the ages.
And, we might add, in Trump’s adoption of the very language we here at CHQ have used since his first major speech on economic growth, a renewal of his promise to “forgotten Americans” of all races, creeds and colors 
that hope and help are on the way.
While much of the establishment media commentary focused immediately on Trump’s 10-point plan for reestablishing America’s borders and immigration system in a way that serves and protects Americans first, we think one of the most important parts of the speech was Trump’s vision for his Administration beyond immigration enforcement.
It is “We will accomplish all of the steps outlined above, and when we do, peace and law and justice and prosperity will prevail.”
What has Hillary Clinton got to offer to counter that?
The chaos and terror of open borders, the free-falling quality of life of economic stagnation and the cultural disaster of Muslim immigration that has destroyed Sweden and that is despoiling Germany and France even as you read this column.
As important as that theme was to the speech, the most important rhetorical element of the speech was how Donald Trump established the need for his 10-point plan:
When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following: amnesty, open borders, and lower wages.
Immigration reform should mean something else entirely: it should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens.
But if we are going to make our immigration system work, then we have to be prepared to talk honestly and without fear about these important and sensitive issues.
For instance, we have to listen to the concerns that working people have over the record pace of immigration and its impact on their jobs, wages, housing, schools, tax bills, and living conditions. These are valid concerns, expressed by decent and patriotic citizens from all backgrounds.
We also have to be honest about the fact that not everyone who seeks to join our country will be able to successfully assimilate. It is our right as a sovereign nation to choose immigrants that we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish here.
In those five short paragraphs Donald Trump threw down the folly and conceit of Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, John McCain, the Gang of Eight, Facebook Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, the US Chamber of Commerce and the rest of the open borders econometric school of immigration policy.
And finally, Donald Trump framed the core debate going into the post-Labor Day campaign as immigration and claimed the mantle of change agent by challenging the Washington establishment and media:
Instead, the media and my opponent discuss one thing, and only this one thing: the needs of people living here illegally.
The truth is, the central issue is not the needs of the 11 million illegal immigrants – or however many there may be.
That has never been the central issue. It will never be the central issue.
Anyone who tells you that the core issue is the needs of those living here illegally has simply spent too much time in Washington.
Only out of touch media elites think the biggest problem facing American society today is that there are 11 million illegal immigrants who don’t have legal status.
To all the politicians, donors and special interests, hear these words from me today: there is only one core issue in the immigration debate and it is this: the well-being of the American people. Nothing even comes a close second.
If Hillary Clinton has been looking weak and haggard on the campaign trail she must be positively terrified now, because last night Donald Trump rallied an army fiercely determined to take its country back and reclaim the promise that she and Barack Obama have stolen from them.
To read the text of Donald Trump’s August 31 speech on immigration policy click this link.
Dobbs is the most civilized, intelligent gentleman in the mix, with a side slice of a gladiator! He is just short of taking a swing at Paul Ryan.
FOXMegyn Corp has NO ONE of the caliber of one, Lou Dobbs.
Hannity is still immature and spits when he spews, which always is for too long and too loud and too jacked up.
O’Reilly? He’s mental and bitter, for just under 100% of the time.
<< “ And “Where the hell is she anyway??” >>>
Cheer up, my friend. Hillary will be making her appearance on CNN. However, it is only in a video puff piece.. Chelsea, will be making an appearance on behalf of mummy, also.
Hillary, herself, will be in bed.
Chelsea speaks as if hypnotized, so take note and see if you agree. A half smile and so toned down in her speech manner as to wonder why she even troubled herself to appear at all.
Enjoy these next few months people.
The Second American Revolution is well under way and once again its Patriots v. a Corrupt, remote Anti-American Establishment.
Let it never be doubted the Lord blesses this nation. Always in our moments of greatest need He provides to us. Trump is the instrument he has provided us to take this country back
Hillary promised executive amnesty to 40 million illegals.
is that true or not?
It is and that means 10’s of millions of more voters for Hillary/socialism. Hillary is worse than ObAMA AND Chavez combined. If Hillary wins America is done and will become Venezuela . They have no food nor medicine in Venezuela now because of socialism. it doesn’t work. first Hillary will implement single payer healthcare. Google it. it’s true . and all that don’t do everything to stop Hilliary it’s what they are doing is destroying America.
Trump last night outlined his immigration policy in a speech. Ann coulter said that was the greatest speech she ever heard and I agree. why don’t you all read it or see it? All Americans have to unite to defeat Hillary the communist = Chavez
Help spread all this message above to all Americans . Hillary is 1 million times worse than Obama .
Reagan was great but Reagan allowed the democrats to outmanuver him on Amnesty and allowed Japan to rip off the USA and there is a video of TRtump in the 1980’s saying that Japan was ripping US off back then.
Trump is one in a trillion. He will outmanuuver the democrats/establishment/ and china as he did the mexican president
Read it here…
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/31/text-donald-trumps-speech-in-phoenix-on-illegal-immigration/
Watch it here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk2bLUa8e_g
Trump needs to practice speaking off the cuff a lot for the debate, to make sure he cannot be baited/trapped into an awkward statement that will be the only quote on the news. He also needs to stick with scripted teleprompter speeches for the next two months. The immigration speech was a big step in the right direction.
Whats your problem...Venezuelaeans have enough problems...send them to Raqqa :)
Man I’d like it if you had Trumps ear....you’re one creative ALT-right thinker
LOL you kinda missed the tongue-in-cheek point there
I miss Roger Hedgecock, hes retired now and no longer on radio ...
He was great on the illegal aliens...
in his place locally the station put an idiot liberal kid named Chad Bensen...
Roger would have slapped lil Chad for some of the stupid things he says about the po wee folks what comez thru our borders...
Har. She’s not one to miss a chance to get over on someone.
Prolly have a haz mat disposal company to drop his briefs off at goodwill.
Ha - thinking and typing are about all I can do...and letters to the editor! I have emailed the Trump people a fair number of times though.
Good stuff.
I wish his vetting agenda leaned harder on educating on the Constitution and then swear allegiance to the Constitution.
Then maybe we could do that with our citizens who are already here.
Selected Trump articles on FR, from 11:30pm yesterday to 3:30pm EDT today, 9/01/16:
Eric Holder, Meet Donald Trump –Townhall
FBI Warns Trump and Clinton Staffers to Beware of Foreign Spies in US –ABC
Coulter: Media Invented Lie about Trump Mocking Disabled Reporter –Breitbart
Donald Trump Pushes Patriotism in Schools –ABC
Can Americans Overthrow The Evil That Rules Them? –Paul Craig Roberts
Saudi Arabia: 2000 lashes, 10 yrs jail for tweeting about being atheist –JihadWatch
Donald Trump gets a big bump in the polls—thanks to millennials –WashEx
Do You Agree with Trump’s Immigration Plan? [FReep this Poll!] –CBS
Soros people bragged about killing Secure Communities deportation program Trump praised in speech –Matthew Vadum
Media confused as Trump maintains same immigration stance held all along –CFP
Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock –TheHill
The Left is Busily Planting Fake Red-Meat Conservative News Sites –TheStream
Tim Kaine is far worse than the average Democrat –Kevin Collins
Civil Rights Activist Clarence Henderson Backs Donald Trump –NewsBlackAmerica
Matt Lauer Will Moderate First Forum between Trump and Hillary –DailyCaller
Woo hoo!! The last $8k!! Go, FReepers!! Git 'er done!! –Jim Robinson
Donald Trump went to Mexico and won –WaPo
Adapt Mexico's Immigration Policy –AmerThnkr
Trump’s Immigration Speech - Persuasion Score –Scott Adams (Dilbert)
Bill Clinton Paid to Install Hillary’s Private Server with Taxpayer Money –Breitbart
Minutes after Trump’s speech Hillary blasts: ‘He could be our next president!’ –BizPac
Clinton Lays Out Foreign Policy at American Legion; 'Will Never Disrespect Gold Star Families' –PJMedia
FBI Agent: MS-13 Gang Member Instructed to Say He Was a Refugee –DailyCaller
People of Mexico, where have you gone? (freeper analysis)
Update: Don’t Assume Electoral College Will Save Clinton –Nate Silver, 538
Fox Poll: Amnesty Wall Street Globalists Continue Scheming –Sundance
Mainstream Media: Defeat Trump by Attacking His Supporters –Observer
Team Clinton’s Pathetic Excuses [blind squirrel alert] –Karl Rove
Donald Trump: International Man of Diplomacy — yes, really –WaTi
New depth plumbed in how far the media go to stop Trump –Thomas Lifson
"Hillary Clinton Means Devastation": Marine Le Pen Backs Trump –Breitbart
LABOR DAY SHOCK: CLINTON DROPS TO 39% –Drudge
Trump Delivers A Speech For The Ages –ConservHQ
World powers reportedly agreed 'in secret' to exemptions for Iran after nuke deal –FoxNews
White House Watch: Trump 40, Clinton 39, Johnson 7, Stein 3 –Rasmussen
Muslims Threaten “If Trump Will Be President, We Will Leave the US” (video)
“Repulsive” - Clinton Staffer Lashes out at “Angel Parents” Speaking at Trump Rally –Kristinn
DONALD TRUMP/MIKE PENCE PRAYER VIGIL 8/31/16 –FR
Highlights of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech and Mexico Trip –NYT
LIVE: Donald J. Trump Rally 9/01/16 in Wilmington, OH - 12pm ET –
The Media's Dirty Clinton Ties, Buys And Lies –Daniel Greenfield
Trump: Immigration Must Serve America's Interests –Matthew Vadum
Trump site CRASHES Due to high volume of Donors after Immigration Speech –GP
Immigration Agenda Nets Trump $5M on Wednesday [Single Day High]
Mexico is ‘100 percent’ paying for Trump’s wall — they just don’t know it yet –NYPost
The shipping industry sinks as global trade slows –MktplaceBiz
Global Supply Chains Paralyzed; World’s 7th Largest Shipper Files Bankruptcy –ZH
Donald J. Trump: Address On Immigration [Full Text] –TrumpPence
Trump Assures Mexico Will Pay for Border Wall at Arizona Rally (video 2:30 mins)
Trump’s Triumphant Trip to Mexico –John Hinderaker
CNN Blurs 'Trump 2016' Logo From Hero's T-Shirt (video)
CNN cancels appearance of [Latino] Trump supporter (video)
Trump Supporters Begin Movement to #BanCNN from Debates –TruthFeed
As you may know, I have a real problem, and others should too, with the idea the federal government can try to control how and where free enterprise sets up shop and punishing them if they move elsewhere. If not unconstitutional, it is very close and is utterly counterproductive.
Don’t punish free enterprise, punish THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT by REPEALING ALL of their counterproductive, wasteful, and job/business killing schemes including:
- kill unconstitutional, destructive federally forced minimum wage
- kill unconstitutional, suffocating, dead-end federal regulations
- kill unconstitutional federal protection of competition-killing unions
- kill high taxes
America is the land of the FREE and the home of the brave. Peole and businesses are here because the WANT to be here, not because they HAVE to be here. Punishing someone or a business for leaving America is not the American way and is wrong.
I love Trump but he’s wrong on this. I hope he changes his mind. He’s a smart guy who loves this country so there’s a good chance he will change his views on this. Again, as Reagan said, “Government [regulations and economic interefence] is not the solution, government IS the problem.”
I recognized Carl Cameron as rabid anti-Trump 12 months ago.
At least Shep does not try to camouflage himself as a conservative. Cameron, Mike Wallace and Krauthammer are the real hypocrites since they try to pass off as fair and balanced.
If he loses this election it will go down as THE biggest missed opportunity in US history, it really will because it goes without saying Hillary will be a disaster of epic proportions, like nuking the Titanic as it is sinking, absolutely no hope of recovery. I really could see terror attacks happening weekly if not daily in the US 2 or 3 years into her term. She is the perfect storm of disaster. She hates law enforcement and she will import terrorism. They will have free reign. Anyone remember that report last January by the U.N. of all things that estimated 10 to 30% of these Syrian refugees are radicalized? So just do the math - For every 100k she imports, that’s at LEAST 10,000 of them hellbent on beheading you. And she wants to import HUNDREDS of thousands, they will be in every city, every town all across the USA, every place you visit, every place you bring your family, at anytime, anywhere you could be taken out and she will tie the hands of law enforcement.
“...The guy is an energizer bunny for sure....”
While Cankles hides or does rent-a-crowd appearances.
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