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Where Would Trump Be If He Had Run as What He Is: the Amnesty Candidate?
PJ Media ^ | 09/14/2017 | Andrew McCarthy

Posted on 09/14/2017 8:19:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

One of the great ironies of the 2016 campaign is that Donald Trump, who has run as the immigration scourge, is actually the amnesty candidate.

Trump has expressly vowed to give legal status to millions of illegal aliens. For any other candidate, such a promise would have been the campaign death knell. To compare, John Kasich -- who is openly pro-amnesty -- has lost 38 of 39 primaries (the sole exception being his own state) and has never been a plausible contestant. When it comes to Trump, however, it seems that the all-important amnesty fine-print of his immigration position has been overlooked. This is no doubt due to his consciously controversial rhetoric: his fixation about building a wall on the Mexican border, his oft-repeated commitment to mass-deportation of illegal aliens, his disparaging comments about Mexicans, and his proposed moratorium on Muslim immigration.

Yet, Trump is the amnesty candidate. What’s more, the amnesty component of his immigration plan is the only part that has a realistic chance of happening.

Trump is not going to build his wall, much less make Mexico pay for it, as he has insisted our southern neighbor will do. Quite apart from the fact that much of the border is not suitable terrain for wall construction, his wall would be astronomically more expensive to build than he has estimated, and in any event, Democrats and many Republicans in Congress would block funding for it. (To be clear: I favor construction of walls and/or fencing where practical; but a wall is only one component, and not nearly the most critical one, of what must be a multi-faceted strategy if we are to be serious about border security.)

Trump’s categorical moratorium on Muslim immigration would also be rejected.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amnesty; andymccarthy; bittercruzers; daca; lyinted; may2016article; nevertrumpers; oldarticle; trump; trumpamnesty; trumpdaca
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1 posted on 09/14/2017 8:19:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump in FL: “We are not looking at citizenship. We are not looking at amnesty. We are looking at allowing people to stay here.”


2 posted on 09/14/2017 8:21:45 AM PDT by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: proust

WH spox: Trump ‘will not be discussing amnesty’ but will discuss ‘legal citizenship over a period of time’


3 posted on 09/14/2017 8:22:10 AM PDT by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump tweeted out this AM that Pelosi and Schumer are LIARS and there was no amnesty deal.

But the media will be running with it anyway.


4 posted on 09/14/2017 8:24:15 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: proust

How Clintonian.


5 posted on 09/14/2017 8:24:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind

Another gem from the PJ Media. Maybe they should get up out of their pajama sleepy world and tune into reality.


6 posted on 09/14/2017 8:24:28 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve about had it with these nevertrump dickbags trying to sow discontent. I may not always be happy with what Trump does, but he’s a hell of a lot more trustworthy than these supposed ‘conservatives’ who hate middle America as much as the Democrats and will enable leftism to thrive because of their phony principles. Screw all of them. Forever.


7 posted on 09/14/2017 8:25:58 AM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: Mr. K

So how much limited government and constitutional law is in a shumer and Pelosi deal?


8 posted on 09/14/2017 8:26:22 AM PDT by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a dark hour in our history. I feel ashamed that I could have been so easily duped. I must have “sucker” plastered on my forehead. I actually believed in trump as a God sent savior in the dwindling hours of a nation dissolving .


9 posted on 09/14/2017 8:26:24 AM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall.”)
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McCarthy was a GWB fan.


10 posted on 09/14/2017 8:27:13 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: proust

RE: “We are not looking at citizenship. We are not looking at amnesty. We are looking at allowing people to stay here.”

And what’s the MAIN difference between citizenship and staying here legally? Will they be eligible for welfare, tuition discounts, Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security?

And how do we guarantee that they won’t be able to vote?


11 posted on 09/14/2017 8:28:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

this is more Bull Dung 101 right out of the bowels of the washington post fake news division.


12 posted on 09/14/2017 8:28:45 AM PDT by Bob Celeste
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To: proust

At this point, I don’t believe him.


13 posted on 09/14/2017 8:28:49 AM PDT by alstewartfan (We have no money but we stay afloat. The Jellyfishes don't scare us. Al Stewart from Red Toupee)
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To: SeekAndFind

At least these rumors are weeding out the weak supporters.


14 posted on 09/14/2017 8:29:48 AM PDT by McGruff (2017 or 1984?)
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To: raiderboy

“I actually believed in trump as a God sent savior in the dwindling hours of a nation dissolving “

Really?


15 posted on 09/14/2017 8:30:10 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: raiderboy

“Raiderboy July 26 2017”


16 posted on 09/14/2017 8:30:37 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
If you can't see the writing on the wall, maybe comprehension is not your strong point.

Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in the military? Really!.....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017

...They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own - brought in by parents at young age. Plus BIG border security— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017

17 posted on 09/14/2017 8:31:03 AM PDT by ex91B10
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh just leave the man alone. He is a breath of fresh air in the midst of an almost-coup. He has encouraged me so much when I was thinking our country was lost. He’s got a heck of a lot of ankle-biters to deal with from the other side. I’m very pragmatic and not at all a purist. My call is just to wait and watch. And pray for the man.


18 posted on 09/14/2017 8:31:10 AM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: proust

The in Congress gives them citizenship via the green card route.

And letting them stay is AMNESTY!!!!


19 posted on 09/14/2017 8:32:01 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Bob Celeste

Bull Dung? Why allow yourself to be in a situation where Communists are met with alone, to tell only one side of the story? Since Trump did not immediately attack them for dishonesty, I can only assume that what Chuck U and Nancy boasted gleefully about is true.


20 posted on 09/14/2017 8:32:02 AM PDT by alstewartfan (We have no money but we stay afloat. The Jellyfishes don't scare us. Al Stewart from Red Toupee)
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