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DONALD TRUMP Undocumented Workers Can Stay ... BUT ONLY IF THEY WORK HARD
TMZ ^ | 6/27/15 | TMZ Staff

Posted on 07/07/2015 2:00:43 PM PDT by z taxman

Donald Trump says if he's elected president, he'd let undocumented workers who are productive stay in the United States, but if they just sponge off the system and don't contribute ... he'd have them deported. Trump tells TMZ, he'd create a "system of merit," saying people here illegally should have "a road to legal status" if they work hard and contribute to the country.

Trump also says no one really knows how many people are in the U.S. illegally -- he cites different stats that show the figure is somewhere between 11 and 30 million. Trumps says it's unrealistic and inhumane to attempt to deport all of them. Thus, the merit system. He says many undocumented workers are "hardworking people" who deserve a chance to live the American dream.

The candidate was not specific about the criteria for being "productive," but he was specific that people who don't pay their freight over a period of time have no place here.

He also believes criminals and other "bad ones" should be thrown out.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; aliens; amnesty; california; donaldtrump; election2016; embarcadero; franciscosanchez; illegalimmigration; kathrynsteinle; mexico; newyork; sanfrancisco; texas
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To: Rennes Templar

If any other candidate had said this, aside from Cruz, wouldnt they be labeled as surrender monkeys??


41 posted on 07/07/2015 2:18:10 PM PDT by z taxman
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To: Las Vegas Ron

You don’t support Cruz. You’ve been supporting Trump


42 posted on 07/07/2015 2:19:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: tennmountainman

It’s a start. Criminals and public assistance parasites first.


43 posted on 07/07/2015 2:20:02 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: kjam22

Ha! I see what you did there. ; )


44 posted on 07/07/2015 2:20:15 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: z taxman

I got news for you. There is not a candidate out there that will deport all 12 million or 16 million or 30 million illegal immigrants.

Trump is for closing the border which is better than we’ve had for the last 30 years and better than many candidates. And he is for selective deportation.

Any candidate that tells you he is going to deport them all, even those that have married American citizens and had children here is lying to you.


45 posted on 07/07/2015 2:20:29 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: nickcarraway

Cruz supports Trump on immigration.. where have you been?


46 posted on 07/07/2015 2:21:29 PM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: nickcarraway
You don’t support Cruz. You’ve been supporting Trump

You, are FOS.

I support trump bringing this issue front and center.

Put up or shut up.

47 posted on 07/07/2015 2:21:30 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: z taxman

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Shamnesty!

The real Donald floats to the top of the cesspool for all to see!


48 posted on 07/07/2015 2:21:47 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: nickcarraway

For me it’s to early to tell.

Trump HAS started the conversation about immigration.
He has already forced the hand of several other clowns.
How it all shakes out remains to be seen.

I guess it is too much for you to give him credit for that.

Do I think he is a conservative? No.
Am I glad he has forced the the hand of others? Yes.


49 posted on 07/07/2015 2:21:48 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: z taxman
I am glad Trump has spoken out about illegal immigrants, thus a small step towards regaining freedom of speech; has exposed the amnesty supporters among GOP candidates (including Fiorina); and is driving the left and many in the media into hysterics. Some people for the first time see how the left controls what we dare to say.

However, I totally disagree that "hardworking" illegal aliens should be allowed to stay. Many Americans have been robbed and raped by hardworking illegals. Why should illegal aliens be allowed to get to the head of the line over those who go through legal means? They are criminals, are breaking our laws. I can find no reason why they should be above the law and allowed to break them.

50 posted on 07/07/2015 2:22:30 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott Mexico)
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

You are so full of it. This site has never supported RINOs. In 2012 it was definitely not supporting Romney, so you think in 2016 it’s going to support Romney-endorsong Romneyite Trump?


51 posted on 07/07/2015 2:22:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The 11 million figure is so far off base, that there’s really no reality to this. What do you peg the number to?

I continue to go back to the 2010 revised census figure of 9 million and consider what another 15 years would have garnered us.

Conservatively that would peg us at about 25 million.

Births and the massive early 2000s illegal immigration numbers causes me to believe 30 is very doable. It also causes me to agree even that number may be vastly understated.

I could easily believe 45 million, but north of there I have a hard time justifying.

Now, could I be wrong? I believe I could be. I just can’t get to 60 million at this point, but if someone has a good reason to say that, I’m willing to look at it.


52 posted on 07/07/2015 2:23:46 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: joshua c

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The Donald doesn’t make wages; he collects profits.
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53 posted on 07/07/2015 2:24:06 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
"Cruz is my candidate so far, who is yours?"

Has Cruz said he will deport them all, even those that have married Americans?

Todd grills Cruz on immigration never gets an answer

54 posted on 07/07/2015 2:25:03 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Lib-Lickers 2; Jim Robinson
trolling of every negative Trump article is going to get the boss on you for trying to kill his web site.. this site works off donations and smearing Trump daily with every post and thread pisses off donors

You start posting this kinda stuff, perhaps you ought to ping Jim to the thread and ask him what he thinks about Trump.

Are you the assistant webmaster, or donations czar, or sumthin???

55 posted on 07/07/2015 2:25:57 PM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon (Life's a bitch. Don't elect one.)
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To: z taxman

Israel built one much more recently and it works great.


56 posted on 07/07/2015 2:25:58 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: z taxman

That’s the the RIGHT of every other candidate in the race.


57 posted on 07/07/2015 2:27:15 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

He’s shouting over the issue, so no one is talking about the issue, they ate talking about Trump. You fall for reality TV tactics?


58 posted on 07/07/2015 2:27:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: DannyTN
Has Cruz said he will deport them all, even those that have married Americans?

No, unfortunately he has not....at least not that I know of. That is why I wrote "so far" I am of the opinion we have much to go in this primary season and am just observing what is happening....time in the end, reveals all.

59 posted on 07/07/2015 2:28:18 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

Trump is destroying Cruz’s chances.


60 posted on 07/07/2015 2:28:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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