Conservative Partnership Institute

Conservative concerns with White House amnesty compromise

CPI Staff — Sunday, January 28, 2018

After Democrats shutdown the government over demands for amnesty for 800,000 young illegal immigrants who took part in former President Obama’s unconstitutional DACA program, the Trump White House recently proposed a compromise. The newly unveiled plan includes:

*Immediate amnesty for 1.8 million illegal immigrants, including path to citizenship after 10-12 years – 800,000 young illegals who signed up for DACA, and over 1 million who didn’t sign up would also be eligible.
*Allowing for 4 million new immigrants currently in chain migration waiting lists.
*$25 billion for border security “trust fund” – used for border wall construction, personnel, electronic monitoring.
*End to chain migration – Limit family reunification to nuclear family (spouse, children) but not implemented until after backlog of 4 million chain migration applicants cleared.
*End to visa lottery – Eliminate lottery and reallocate the visas to reduce the chain migration backlog and high-skilled employment backlog.

Some Republican lawmakers praised the proposal, as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called it “”generous and humane, while also being responsible.” Liberals were quick to attack the proposal as racist. Yet, numerous conservatives criticized the proposal.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX):… Read the rest here.