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Trump Breaks Promise

joG said:
Paywall and Sorrily the wp is no longer a paper I'm willing to pay for. Too biased.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is leaving in place a program protecting hundreds of thousands young immigrants from deportation — one that President Donald Trump had pledged to eliminate.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly quietly announced the decision at the bottom of a fact sheet released late Thursday declaring the end to a similar, but never-implemented program intended to shield immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation.

As a candidate, Trump pledged to “immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties.” Yet as president, he repeatedly expressed empathy with the young participants in the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Many participants, often referred to as “dreamers,” arrived in the United States as small children and have little recollection of their birth countries. The program was launched in 2012 and has protected about 787,000 young immigrants from deportation.
 
Finally, Trump does something right.

I don't think it will change his overall policy much, but still, this is a positive step.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is leaving in place a program protecting hundreds of thousands young immigrants from deportation — one that President Donald Trump had pledged to eliminate.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly quietly announced the decision at the bottom of a fact sheet released late Thursday declaring the end to a similar, but never-implemented program intended to shield immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation.

As a candidate, Trump pledged to “immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties.” Yet as president, he repeatedly expressed empathy with the young participants in the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Many participants, often referred to as “dreamers,” arrived in the United States as small children and have little recollection of their birth countries. The program was launched in 2012 and has protected about 787,000 young immigrants from deportation.
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Someone probably explained to him that the USSC would probably not us to shove unaccompanied minors across the border.
 
joG said:
Someone probably explained to him that the USSC would probably not us to shove unaccompanied minors across the border.
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Nah. It's much simpler than that.

He's a pathologically dishonest backsliding con man.
 
Shocker, but I'm sure die hard Trump supporters will keep going on about how strong he is against illegal immigration :roll:
 
joG said:
You mean he's like his predecessor?
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No, nothing even remotely like his predecessor, but I do understand your need to try and make a false equivalency like that, given your guy Trump crashing and burning at his own hand.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
No, nothing even remotely like his predecessor, but I do understand your need to try and make a false equivalency like that, given your guy Trump crashing and burning at his own hand.
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You mean obama was worse? I would have said they might have been as equally bad for the nation at the end of trump's term, but they are certainly different in the way they wreck their damage. So "equivalency" is only in the degree of damage Trump might yet do. Obama's is not yet totally quantifiable, but enough is known to know he was almost as bad as Clinton.
 
katzgar said:
DACA is retained...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...d2785d3083d_story.html?utm_term=.bf8c1cf8e7a2
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Give him time.



In case anybody wants to read what was done.

Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”)

Release Date:
June 15, 2017

On June 15, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, after consulting with the Attorney General, signed a memorandum rescinding the November 20, 2014 memorandum that created the program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”) because there is no credible path forward to litigate the currently enjoined policy.

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dhs*gov | Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”)​
 
joG said:
You mean obama was worse? I would have said they might have been as equally bad for the nation at the end of trump's term, but they are certainly different in the way they wreck their damage. So "equivalency" is only in the degree of damage Trump might yet do. Obama's is not yet totally quantifiable, but enough is known to know he was almost as bad as Clinton.
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No, I don't mean that. Pity reality is eluding you to such a comical degree.
 
Visbek said:
Finally, Trump does something right.

I don't think it will change his overall policy much, but still, this is a positive step.
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I think that as time passes, we are going to see more of Trump's true "DEMOCRAT colors" start to surface.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
No, I don't mean that. Pity reality is eluding you to such a comical degree.
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I thought you might be wearing blinders. But never mind the distortion to reality from seeing only one slice of it. That would quite explain it. Same affliction as so many at this time on either side of the isle.
 
Vetplus40 said:
I think that as time passes, we are going to see more of Trump's true "DEMOCRAT colors" start to surface.
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Many REPUBLICANS support DACA. I believe that is more likely his political motivation. It could also be that Trump has become more familiar with the situation and decided it's the right thing to do. It could also be that his legal advisors have told him that pushing reversal is a loser. It's more likely it's all of the above than your assertion. If you haven't noticed yet, I think Trump has made the determination that the political left won't be happy until he's hanged, drawn and quartered. I doubt he'll be sliding your political way any time soon.
 
katzgar said:
not a relevant comment
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A pity you would use biased sources. A few years back it would have been fine. But they are not at this time solid enough to support with a subscription.
 
joG said:
A pity you would use biased sources. A few years back it would have been fine. But they are not at this time solid enough to support with a subscription.
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This post is another attempted at irrelevance
 
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