What Trump is basically saying is that if they have no criminal history (beyond being illegal in the first place) and come here to work and not suck off the system, they’ll get their green cards so they can work over here.
This is a much better plan than blanket amnesty for everyone. It forces them back across the border as necessary for re-entry into the U.S., allows us to vet them to see if they are desirable and can be of use, and it appeals to the moderates who think that mass deportation is too “cruel.” “Hey, I’ll let them back in based on a merit system. If they’re ‘good,’ they can come back in and work as long as they follow the legal process.”
It’s a good plan and one I believe can work.
That is blanket amnesty for all but the worst criminals. Most of those who came here to work have committed many, many ID theft and other such felonies on top of being here illegally.
He would combine the cost of cleansing our country of them with none of the benefits of actually having them gone.
So have you always been pro-amnesty, or did Trump talk you into it?
I don’t want, nor do we need, every uneducated, third world person that wants to stay or come here. I wish we had an immigration system closer to Australia’s. Merit based.
Having said that, this is still closer to what we want than any other politician has articulated.