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[–] collegetoker [S] ago (edited ago)
He also said he would let a certain amount of Syrian refugees in. In my opinion, that is closer to opening pandora's box than allowing a path to citizenship for mexican immigrants.
Mainly because it isn't like it would be difficult for Islamist sleepers to sneak through, not to mention the swaths of immigrants from other neighboring countries would could easily get falsified documents or claim that they lost them in the chaos. Even if it goes off without a hitch, plenty of countries accepting these immigrants have been noticing "problems".
[–] BoiseNTheHood 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
You still don't get it. A core plank of his platform is ending illegal immigration on our southern border. Any shift towards amnesty would alienate the base and kill his campaign.
[–] collegetoker [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm not seeing how immigration reform is the same thing as providing amnesty to illegal immigrants. I'm also not seeing a realistic way to find all the illegal immigrants in this country. The best option politically would be to deport them, but that would also cause an economic shockwave through the industries that use them for low wage manual labor. There is no simple option, and pretending their could be is intellectually disingenuous.