General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsImmigration hardliners blast Trump's shutdown deal offer
Immigration hardliners on Saturday afternoon blasted President Donald Trump's proposed deal to end the government shutdown, attacking his offer of temporary protection for some undocumented immigrants in exchange for border wall funding.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tweeted: "A Big Beautiful Concrete Border Wall will be a monument to the Rule of Law, the sovereignty of the USA, & @realDonaldTrump. If DACA Amnesty is traded for $5.7 billion(1/5 of a wall), wouldnt be enough illegals left in America to trade for the remaining 4/5. NO AMNESTY 4 a wall!"
100 miles of border wall in exchange for amnestying millions of illegals. So if we grant citizenship to a BILLION foreigners, maybe we can finally get a full border wall, tweeted conservative media commentator Ann Coulter, who has repeatedly antagonized the president for failing to erect a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border during his two years in office.
Trump proposes amnesty. We voted for Trump and got Jeb! Coulter added, referring to Trumps 2016 GOP primary rival, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has previously criticized the presidents immigration rhetoric.
Tom Fitton, president of the right-wing activist group Judicial Watch, also blasted Trumps proposal, tweeting that the overture to Democrats will encourage more illegal immigration and undermine the rule of law.
Amnesty is not a good plan, @realDonaldTrump, Fitton wrote online.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/immigration-hardliners-blast-trumps-shutdown-deal-offer/ar-BBStrWB?li=BBnb7Kz
Ohiogal
(32,185 posts)SunSeeker
(51,800 posts)uppityperson
(115,681 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)What a fine mess they've gotten themselves into.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)as much as he owes putin for his election. I said a while ago that there is only one way the base would turn against trump - if he loosens up on immigration. He can virtually do anything else and theyll stand by him.