Back in the saddle this morning, and back to regular work. Regarding Trump’s “repeal” of Obama’s illegal executive amnesty, it appears this, too, like Obamacare is not an actual repeal. As of today, no new DACA recipients are being permitted. However, those who have already been granted amnesty have six months to apply for a 2-year extension. Those six months are there to give Congress time to act. This begs the following questions:
1) What happens if Congress doesn’t act? Will Trump allow it to expire permanently and really repeal it then?
2) Is this a bargaining chip for Trump to get Congress to fund his border wall? Meaning, he will sign an amnesty bill for these DACA recipients that comes out of Congress, provided Congress agrees to fund the building of his wall Mexico was supposedly going to pay for?
3) What happens if it’s not bargaining chip, and Congress puts an amnesty for DACA recipients on Trump’s desk? There are enough Republicans in both houses of Congress for amnesty, along with all the Democrats, that I would not discount this happening. Will Trump sign such a bill?
However these questions are eventually answered, despite liberal media hysteria and Trump cheerleader boasting to the contrary, this is not a repeal of DACA.
At best it’s an extended phasing out, and even that is conditional.
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About that #DACA repeal — it doesn't appear to actually be a #RepealDACA #MAGA https://t.co/bkpje1iSH6
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) September 5, 2017
Once more, Washington's definition of repeal does not mean what we think it means, Inigo #RepealDACA #MAGA https://t.co/bkpje1iSH6
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) September 5, 2017
Trump appears to be doing #RepealDACA like he supposedly protected religious liberty https://t.co/bkpje1iSH6
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) September 5, 2017
Liberals taught us economics a zero-sum game. Therefore, every job/university slot held by an illegal is one being denied an American.
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) September 5, 2017
Essentially, Trump is passing the buck. He’s looking to congress to fix illegal immigration — which of course, it won’t. Once again, Trump is pandering to his base without really doing anything. And when congress fails, Little Donnie will be twittering his disappointment ad nauseum — to the delight of his fans.
Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this issue!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2017
This tweet just gives away leverage for no reasonhttps://t.co/iwnR5tIiIw
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 6, 2017
Pretty typical of the last eight months. Cleanup tweet forthcoming no doubt => https://t.co/NK4sBRZDcp
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) September 6, 2017
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