Donald Trump got off to a great start in his second presidency. The border is under control and the administration has deported over 100,000 illegal aliens.
But is the Trump administration now going to allow deported illegals to reenter the country?
Is Trump going to have his own amnesty?
That’s what Trump said.
Don’t believe me?
Watch this clip from Trump’s televised cabinet meeting on April 10:
Trump called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who started off well:
“Well, Mr. President, thank you for your leadership at the border. For the second month in a row, you have broken the record in the history of the nation for the lowest number of encounters at the border, which is absolutely remarkable. You have said that America’s laws matter and that they’ll be enforced. And we’re hard at work now to get people to go back home that are here illegally.”
Sounds great.
But in her conversation about getting illegal aliens back to their home countries, she slipped this in:
“And so making sure that these folks have the opportunity to go home so that they can get the chance to come back to America is important.”
Whoa, what did she say there?
I think we can all agree that the goal is to get these illegal aliens to go back to their home countries. But Sec. Noem says it’s “important” that they get the opportunity to return to America?
Trump didn’t correct her.
“Sure, it’s a very big self-deport operation that we’re starting,” Trump said.
Yes, self-deportation is good, but it should happen as a result of mass deportations.
After Noem finished her report, Trump doubled down on the bizarre policy goal of bringing back self-deportees.
Trump: “And we’re going to work with people so that if they go out in a nice way and go back to their country, we’re going to work with them right from the beginning on trying to get them back in legally. Is that right?”
Noem: “That’s right. They’ll have a chance to come back.”
Trump: “So it gives you a real incentive. Otherwise, they’d never come back. They’ll never be allowed once a certain period of time goes by, which is probably going to be 60 days.”
Why is Trump even leaving this open as a possibility?
Then he got into agriculture:
“We’re also going to work with farmers that if they have strong recommendations for their farms for certain people, we’re going to let them stay in for a while and work with the farmers and then come back and go through a process of — legal process.”
Translation: “We’re going to reward farmers that hire illegal aliens and we’re going to just legalize them.”
How is that different from amnesty?
After Secretary Noem agreed, Trump widened the groups of illegals that will be welcome.
Trump: “But we have to take care of our farmers. And hotels. And you know, various, various places where they’re used, where they need the people. And we’re going to be working with you very carefully on that.”
Noem: “Yes.”
Trump: “So, a farmer will come in with a letter concerning certain people saying they’re great. They’re working hard. We’re going to slow it down a little bit for them. And then we’re going to ultimately bring them back. They’ll go out, they’re going to come back as legal workers.”
What do you want to bet that all those “various, various” employers will assure us that they “need the people”?
What is Trump up to here?
Did I read this wrong? I wish I had, but I don’t think I did.
Where’s the outrage?
There ought to be an eruption of protest from Trump supporters.
The Trump administration should be doubling down on deportations, not encouraging illegal aliens to return and legalizing illegal alien workers.
Trump supporters better not let The Donald get away with this.
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