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.
There are so many ways that an American President could control cash flowing to Mexico, and that obviously is what Trump is getting at.
The hateful side of the force is strong with the anti-trumpers.
And Trump was gracious with van Susteran for years.
I think Bannon is a much better influence. Conway is for style, imho. She was pro-Gang of 8/amnesty. She’s shallow.
I like watching Lou Dobbs, but I imagine Fox forces him to air Cameron because he’s their ‘trump reporter’.
I’m surprised Dobbs doesn’t rip him a new one for his snark.
Something is wrong with Mrs. Clinton.
I’ve never in my life seen such an absentee candidate.
No press conferences.
No rallies.
Long weekends away.
Even if she does have the media in her pocket — and she does — she still has to campaign.
Is she ill?
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here’s another theory:
1. all she’s really doing now is fund raisers with the “rich & famous” towards here goal of raising $1 BILLION for this 70 day campaign.
2. lotta pressure including some coming from Dems to shut down the Xlintonista Foundation money laundry machine.
3. whey go through all the hassles of being president?
4. take what’s left of the billion in campaign contributions
5. add that to the Billions she has stashed in the Foundation
6. throw the keys on the roof at chappaqua & embassy row
7. take the money & move the regime HQ to buenas aires after Nov trump landslide.
“It was driven home to me last night that Fox’s, Carl Cameron, is a rabid anti-Trumper”
Commented to the wife last night exactly the same thing. Though I’ve always considered him a bit of a do%che
So the pollsters will not find many of these people. - Those voting for, but not having voted before, and those that are voting against, but will lie through their teeth to others to avoid the confrontations.
Double Whammy and strong emotional reason to vote!
Cameron went off on some tangent ranting against Trump saying, yeah, he’s given a program but he hasn’t given the details how he’ll work it out.
And, I thought, Cameron is an anti-trumper.
He didn’t offer a positive comment about anything at all Trump had just said.
Like any good hunter Trump put out the bait and the MSM took it and ran with it only to be embarrassed again. He’s proven that he was our only real choice for the nomination and the presidency. Go ahead NeverTrumpers stay delusional with your fantasies of recapturing the party for the establishment or dreaming of a CONservative rebirth in four years with your fellow globalist Ted the Mountie Cruz. Trump laid out last night what Republicans and many other Americans have waited decades to occur and that is for the Feds to control illegal immigration with total enforcing of our laws.
BREAKING: CNN reporting Trump’s speech just more of his hatred for UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS! Also saying he “flip-flopped on NAFTA” because he said he would “tear it up” now saying he’ll renegotiate it. Also saying he was humiliated and made to look like a clown in Medico when the president of Medico told him they would never pay for the wall. Meanie Trump had a terrible week, especially yesterday, just ask the Clinton News Network.
Camerson loves to give his personal opinion like it documented fact. He’s always been like that, just a skinny little liberal who works for Fox.
Maybe she knows something we don’t know.
Trump knocks it out of the park.
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A grand slam.
I didn’t hear it. Anything new substantively other than the idea of delivering a formal speech on his plans for immigration?
They’re keeping her in hiding, hoping her poll numbers remain steady. Whenever she makes an appearance, her poll numbers drop for obvious reasons.
I carry it around (in the car or my bag) as I found it shocks even liberals when they see the numbers. So much that they must change the nature of their argument or admit they are wrong. Page 32 show where Trump lives in New York that 27% of crime commited by illegals was homicide. Drugs 23%, Sex Offense 11% yeah this is what we want.
I encourage you all to get this pdf. Its all laid there. Numbers are based on funding prisons are getting and FBI records along with a couple other sources but its solid.
Trump is reading the right stuff he has the data if he seeing reports like this. The debates should be fun
Quote:
“I like watching Lou Dobbs, but I imagine Fox forces him to air Cameron because he’s their ‘trump reporter’.
I’m surprised Dobbs doesn’t rip him a new one for his snark.”
Dobbs is wonderful, at least 30 IQ points higher than BOR and the rest of the FNC talking heads. But if Dobbs ripped Cameron and refused to have Cameron’s sorry ass on his show Dobbs would rise even higher in my estimation.
Nice!
Can be a win/win situation for U.S.A And Mexico.
Screw them!!
Send them all to Venezuela
Somewhere, somehow somebody Must have kicked you around some Tell me why you want to lay there And revel in your abandon Listen it don't make no difference to me baby Everybody's had to fight to be free You see you don't have to live like a refugee Now baby you don't have to live like a refugee
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