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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 11:43 AM Sep 2017

Trump: I'm Not Interested In 'Amnesty,' Just Letting DACA Recipients Stay

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 11:26 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not interested for “amnesty” for undocumented immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but he wants to let them “stay” in the United States.

“We’re not looking at citizenship. We’re not looking at amnesty. We’re looking at allowing people to stay here,” Trump told reporters in Fort Myers, Florida, citing an outcome which would be practically identical to amnesty.

“We’re talking about taking care of people, people that were brought here, people that have done a good job and were not brought here of their own volition,” he added.

Trump said his administration is “working with everybody” to achieve that. “Republican, we’re working with Democrat. I just spoke with Paul Ryan. He’s on board. Everybody is on board,” Trump said. “They want to do something.”


Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-says-not-interested-in-amnesty-daca-democrats

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Trump: I'm Not Interested In 'Amnesty,' Just Letting DACA Recipients Stay (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP
Clueless. truthisfreedom Sep 2017 #1
Trump's Immigration Czar underpants Sep 2017 #2
That never gets old! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #6
He was a visionary underpants Sep 2017 #8
I love it! madwivoter Sep 2017 #15
Isn't "letting them stay" the same as amnesty? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #3
It's the exact same thing bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #5
Haaaaaaaaaaaaa! 7962 Sep 2017 #7
No. J_William_Ryan Sep 2017 #12
Not really. Calista241 Sep 2017 #14
And I'm not interested in having my presidential election stolen by the Russians Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #4
IOW, keep working for our businesses so we can exploit you, but no benefits of being an American bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #9
Why aren't we looking at citizenship?? Oh yeah,they would vote for Dems....n/t Bengus81 Sep 2017 #10
+1,000,000... PoiBoy Sep 2017 #18
You mean he knows what 'amnesty' means" And "volition?" pangaia Sep 2017 #11
basically, tRump is a colossal prick. Javaman Sep 2017 #13
Why can't they just hide in the shadows? Like abortion recipients? brooklynite Sep 2017 #16
If he keeps turning around... Benny19851 Sep 2017 #17
This bozo really doesn't believe in anything except how awesome he is. BlueStater Sep 2017 #19
Paul Ryan begs to disagree Maeve Sep 2017 #20
He is totally schizophrenic on this, contradicted himself about 5 times so far adigal Sep 2017 #21

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)
3. Isn't "letting them stay" the same as amnesty?
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 11:46 AM
Sep 2017

His xenophobic base hates the whole idea of amnesty so he won't use the word, but what else is it?

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
5. It's the exact same thing
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 11:53 AM
Sep 2017

It's like saying that I'm not interested in walking up a staircase, I'd rather walk up a set of several individual stairs all attached together to get to the second floor of the house.

J_William_Ryan

(1,753 posts)
12. No.
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 12:22 PM
Sep 2017

DACA participants came as children, no "crime" was committed; their parents may have committed a crime, but not the children.

That one is undocumented doesn't mean he's "illegal."

All Congress needs to do is designate DACA participants as a class of LPRAs which would allow them to stay and work legally.

But Trump and most others on the right are too bigoted and ignorant to understand that.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
4. And I'm not interested in having my presidential election stolen by the Russians
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 11:49 AM
Sep 2017

So, please get the fuck out of my White House.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
13. basically, tRump is a colossal prick.
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 01:15 PM
Sep 2017

he wants to hold something over these poor folks so on a whim he can decide their fate anyway he wants.

fuck this lying son of a bitch.

Benny19851

(13 posts)
17. If he keeps turning around...
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 02:04 PM
Sep 2017

He's gonna fall over and hirt himself. Kind of dizzying how he changes positions, hunh.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
19. This bozo really doesn't believe in anything except how awesome he is.
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 03:10 PM
Sep 2017

He can do a complete 180 on any position based on whatever he thinks will make him look the best.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
21. He is totally schizophrenic on this, contradicted himself about 5 times so far
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 04:22 PM
Sep 2017

Either he is in a real box or his Alzheimers is very bad right now and he doesnt remember what he said last.

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