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Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
Many people are saying that people who’ve been living and working here for years and have no record of committing non-immigration crimes should be given an opportunity to come out of the shadows, pay a fine and back taxes, and get legal work permits.
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Joe Weisenthal
@TheStalwart
Trump says that the aggressive immigration crackdowns are hurting hotels and farmers and that there are changes coming to focus on removing criminals.
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Joshua Heard
@joshuatheard
I robbed a bank, but I’ve been living and working for years and have not committed any other crimes. Do I get to keep the money I stole?
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Kevin Harris
@kjh1138
If it wasn't a dynamic system I would agree but doing this would simply incentivive more illegal border crossing. Perhaps combining it with a guest worker program might mitigate that.
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JB
@JonathanDBos
I feel like when it comes to immigration there's gotta be some sorta system where "Employer is willing to hire you, and you are willing to pay some additional visa fees on top of taxes" is sufficient to get a work visa. Then move the fees up/down to modulate total immigration.
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Tom Ealey CPA
@tom_ealey
Many have paid some or all taxes, some legally and many with stolen Social Security numbers. A ginormous mess.
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kjk28
@kjk282
I can’t figure out how he can get the criminals out when the sanctuary states are shielding the criminals from deportation.
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Gracchi
@gracchi133
“Changes are coming” but they will be fascist changes. Rich bosses who pay to play will be left alone to exploit a vulnerable work force (Think of Schindler but with a whip instead of a list). Everyone else will continue to be terrorized until we eliminate the fascist threat.
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Chad Peterson
@CPeterson4660
The problem is that those people don't win Senate and House elections. So, there are then people who act like they can destroy stuff and get what they want anyway. There has always been an anarchist strain within American politics.
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