By Paul Waldmiller
Did you know that President Trump recently appeared on Telemundo and stated he would sign an executive order on immigration within the next month which will include a “road to (American) citizenship” for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program?
Trump made the statement while being interviewed with Telemundo anchor Jose Diaz-Balart. Trump explained further, “..what I’m going to do is that they’re going to be part of a much bigger bill on immigration. It’s going to be a very big bill, a very good bill, and a merit-based bill and it will include DACA, and I think people are going to be very happy. But one one of the aspects of the bill is going to be DACA. We’re going to have a road to citizenship.”
Several days after President Trump’s statement on Telemundo related to DACA, Whitehouse staff attempted to clarify Trump’s statement, saying Trump was speaking of “two different issues.” That the “President is planning an executive order that would revamp the immigration system to add more “merit-based” conditions for those coming to the United States”, said spokesman Judd Deere. Further, Deere went on to explain that President Trump is “willing to work with Congress on a negotiated legislative solution to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), one that could include citizenship.” That was similar to what Trump supported in 2018 when the Republican-controlled House tried to pass two Amnesty bills that were shot down by Democrats.
Multiple sources have reported that Trump’s Democrat son-in-law, Jared Kushner is the author of many of the Trump policies regarding changes in U.S. Immigration Laws. Kushner’s liberal positions have been a strong influence on President Trump and Kushner (with Trump’s approval) has been collaborating with both Democrats and Republican members of Congress to grant DACA recipients amnesty and has also been working on a larger plan for a General Amnesty for all Illegal Immigrants here–this in the face of Trump having been elected by voters who oppose Amnesty.