DONALD TRUMP ENDORSES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS [DISAPPOINTING, BUT NOT SURPRISING]

Disappointing, but not surprising.

The depressing reality though that is that most of the Republican field has endorsed amnesty in one form or another. So this isn't much of a surprise. Trump is using his own vocabulary, but he's echoing the same amnesty talking points you could hear from Marco Rubio... or Barack Obama.

During Friday's interview, Trump said the U.S. should take a two-step approach to the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country.
"Well, the first thing we do is take the bad ones — of which there are, unfortunately, quite a few," said Trump, who owns three New Jersey golf courses and once owned three Atlantic City casinos. "We take the bad ones and get 'em the hell out. We get 'em out."
But he said the country should take a different approach with "the other ones" — i.e., undocumented immigrants who have "done a good job" since arriving in the U.S.
"I'm a very big believer in the merit system," Trump said. "I have to tell you: Some of these people have been here, they've done a good job. You know, in some cases, sadly, they've been living under the shadows. ... If somebody's been outstanding, we try and work something out.
"But before we do anything, we have to secure the border because the border is like having no border," he added.

I'm sure some people will be tempted to cheer this, but compare it to Obama's own amnesty executive order.

These executive actions crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay their fair share of taxes as they register to temporarily stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border: The President’s actions increase the chances that anyone attempting to cross the border illegally will be caught and sent back. Continuing the surge of resources that effectively reduced the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally this summer, the President’s actions will also centralize border security command-and-control to continue to crack down on illegal immigration.
Deporting Felons, Not Families: The President’s actions focus on the deportation of people who threaten national security and public safety. He has directed immigration enforcement to place anyone suspected of terrorism, violent criminals, gang members, and recent border crossers at the top of the deportation priority list.

Deporting the "bad people" first is already an Obama talking point. People may think they can trust Trump, but not Obama or any of the Republicans, but like them, Trump frontloaded rhetoric about enforcement while keeping the amnesty out back.

And "secure the border first" has been the talking point of every Republican amnesty proponent.

Nobody likes the A-word, including Rubio and Ryan who spent the better part of a year arguing that legalizing illegal aliens isn't amnesty if they have to pay a fine. Even Obama made that argument.

The next step would be to get Trump to lay out criteria for who gets to stay and how many of them it would apply to, but good luck getting an answer.

That's a very good start, and I would add a #6: eliminate/amend the "anchor baby/birthright citizenship" laws so illegals coming in lose all claims to benefits just because they happen to enter our country & have a baby within our borders.

I'm afraid that rounding up illegals by the trainload and deporting millions of them - as some here propose - just ain't gonna happen. The toothpaste is already out of that tube, unfortunately. Make it unpleasant for the freeloaders & they'll self-deport. There are hard workers among them. Those that want to add value to our society can move to the back of the line and use the proper & legal channels to remain.

LOL.... You are living fantasy land.

Here is where Walker said is for open borders and Amnesty. This is from the Wall Street Journey March, 2015.

“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a private dinner of New Hampshire Republicans this month that he backed the idea of allowing undocumented immigrants to stay in the country and to eventually become eligible for citizenship, a position at odds with his previous public statements on this matter”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/walker-backs-path-to-citizenship-at-private-new-hampshire-dinner-1427390295?mod=djemalertPolitics

For the record, I will not vote for your boy Walker. It's Trump or Cruz as far as Republicans.

I guess you think Boehner and McConnell have done a great job helping Obama pass all his legislation. The 2014 election was about stopping the Administration. Instead it's been the best gift to Obama.

I guess you are happy with that, and you think more of that will save us?

Finally, Walker is unelectable. The media and the DNC are going to bash him for being a college drop out. You may be good with that, but the majority of people are not. That's why the majority of higher end jobs all require college degrees.

Walker is an Establish, back up fall guy. He will lose just like Jeb.

“He says the immigrants here working, can work through the immigration process along with all the rest of the immigrants”.

Sure it’s working...millions of Americans unemplopyed and millions more underemployed!!!

He’s also for building a real fence, along all 1,800 miles of our border.????

The city manager said that the immigration solutions Laredo needed did not include more border fences. Asked by reporters if this changed his own promise to build a wall along the border, Trump said more walls were needed on some parts of the border.

I no longer trust Trump!!!

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