We have probably 20,000,000 illegals in this country, and while the wall is important it is not going to be effective without deportation of the illegals already here. There are 800,000 so called "dreamers" EVERY ONE OF WHICH IS HERE ILLEGALLY. Keeping them as part of a deal is not going to go over with Trump's base. Yes build the wall AND DEPORT THE ILLEGALS as quickly as it can be done.
OK, your concern seems to be that we are about to be sold out (on DACA?) in exchange for a bowl of savory stew?
This is actually nevertrumper thinking: that President Trump is a Trojan horse prepared to do as much harm as possible in one term.
I believe he wants to be re-elected. What was the alternative? A guy who photo-op’d at the border, thinking of the children with teddy bears and balloons?
Congress critters, knowing a good gig when they see one (What did they work? Ten days over the last month or two?) also want to be returned to their grazing grounds.
Amnesty, like Social Security reform, is a political “third rail”.
Trump is a realist. A businessman. Legislation would have to be passed to change federal immigration laws, laws which do exactly what you, and I, and most here want: an America that Americans determine, not resident socialists, their pet foreigners and their Bund here in America.
So let The Donald do what he does best: schmoozing. He gives the `rats the old pillow talk—they really are like children, isolated in their little Beltway political world, like ivory tower eggheads—and we finally get real border security.
The border is actually secured, there are no substantive changes to law from our fearless Uniparty pols and the illegals are sent back home—to Ireland, Mexico, Guatemala, China, wherever they came from. And we can work on changing the ludicrous “anchor baby” policy. (It’s not law. It’s just past practice.)
Some of them aren’t going anywhere for now, but they weren’t invited and are here illegally, or overstayed their visa welcomes and are here illegally, and we know where they are or can find them.
It is said that a good business deal is one where both parties walk away a little disappointed. When the dust settles, the `rats and their GOP-e allies will be a lot disappointed.
Like revenge, justice is a dish best served cold.