Didn’t take long , eh?
Trump/Miller immigration action HAVE polled and made media headlines are one of the major reasons for Republican HUGE Loses in last weeks midterms….
Trump just acknowledged this …..
But his new chief of staff IS the guy that HAS pushed the MAGA curse word…..
‘Amnesty’
Any Immigration Reform is SURE to have a provision that provides citizensip to those that HAVE been in America for a extended period of Years and have commited NO Crimes…..
BET on IT…..
And ya can call things whatever you want….
After suggesting he was open to negotiating a deal with Democrats on an immigration policy that he described as too tough, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his administration’s deportation policy and said he was opposed to any immigration deal that would include “amnesty” for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
The comments from Trump came after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin earlier Monday also said that while he has been fielding calls from Democrats interested in working on immigration policy, he was adamantly opposed to any deal that would include amnesty.
The midterm elections highlighted voters’ disaffection toward the administration’s hard-line immigration enforcement activities. But the comments from both Trump and Mullin reflected the mixed messaging from the administration in the aftermath of the election and emphasized how complicated it will be for a new Congress controlled by Democrats to find any common ground when it comes to the issue of immigration….
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Trump defended his administration’s deportation policy as “very strong.” Asked if he had spoken with Stephen Miller, his newly promoted chief of staff who was the architect of his immigration crackdown, about immigration changes, Trump said no.
“My policy hasn’t changed,” he said, adding that the focus will be on removing “the worst of the worst.”….
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Mullin, who said he worked with Democrats while he was in Congress including on immigration reform, said he thought a bipartisan approach was the only way to get anything done. But the secretary also pushed back decisively against any type of agreement that would include amnesty for people living illegally in the U.S.
“I was working on immigration reform when I was in the House and when I was in the Senate. I think the only way you can actually get it is by a bipartisan approach. But amnesty’s never going to be a solution. We’re never gonna allow amnesty to happen. So that’s a full stop,” said Mullin….
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Then there is this…..
Which isn’t a ‘secret ‘ anymore….
And probably applies to a LOT people who have people who CAN get to Trump to set them free….
During his second White House meeting with President Donald Trump in February, Mayor Zohran Mamdani managed to convince the commander-in-chief to release a college student who’d been detained by federal immigration agents earlier that day.
The win served as validation for Mamdani, who pointed to the Columbia University senior’s release as proof that his shockingly cordial relationship with Trump could lead to positive results for New Yorkers.
What remained unknown at the time was that Mamdani would continue to request such immigration-related favors from the Republican president.
Since the February sitdown, Mamdani and his staff have quietly provided Trump’s team with the names of about two dozen more immigrant New Yorkers in ICE custody — and have asked the president to order their release, according to two people with knowledge of the outreach who were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks. Most recently, Mamdani shared the names of detained immigrants during his September meeting with Trump at Gracie Mansion, the two people told POLITICO.
The two people said the immigrants in question do not have serious criminal histories. But they declined to otherwise identify them, citing safety considerations.
The continued outreach on detained immigrants speaks to Mamdani’s belief that he can harness his rapport with Trump to advance causes the mercurial president wouldn’t normally support. The fact that Mamdani hasn’t made it publicly known he’s continued these efforts shows the mayor is inclined to keep his overtures quiet in order to have a better chance at success…..
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