President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

You may be responding to a post here, but it's not mine.

 

She isn't.

 

Yep. Wondering if anyone will admit to having a fat finger.

 

From his FB page -- he is totally running for president.

Mark Zuckerberg
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This is a sad day for our country. The decision to end DACA is not just wrong. It is particularly cruel to offer young people the American Dream, encourage them to come out of the shadows and trust our government, and then punish them for it.

The young people covered by DACA are our friends and neighbors. They contribute to our communities and to the economy. I've gotten to know some Dreamers over the past few years, and I've always been impressed by their strength and sense of purpose. They don't deserve to live in fear.

DACA protects 800,000 Dreamers -- young people brought to this country by their parents. Six months from today, new DACA recipients will start to lose their ability to work legally and will risk immediate deportation every day.

It's time for Congress to act to pass the bipartisan Dream Act or another legislative solution that gives Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. For years, leaders from both parties have been talking about protecting Dreamers. Now it's time to back those words up with action. Show us that you can lead. No bill is perfect, but inaction now is unacceptable.

Our team at FWD.us has been working alongside Dreamers in this fight, and we'll be doing even more in the weeks ahead to make sure Dreamers have the protections they deserve.

If you live in the US, call your members of Congress and tell them to do the right thing. We have always been a nation of immigrants, and immigrants have always made our nation stronger. You can learn more and get connected at Dreamers.FWD.us.

 

Relatedly, is there a movie that is going to age worse than "The Social Network," which depicted him as a vindictive Asperger's misfit?

 

It's time for Congress to act to pass the bipartisan Dream Act or another legislative solution that gives Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. For years, leaders from both parties have been talking about protecting Dreamers. Now it's time to back those words up with action. Show us that you can lead. No bill is perfect, but inaction now is unacceptable.

Trump, unlike previous presidents who have usurped Congress' powers, as Congress allowed them to, just gave this back to Congress, where it belongs.

Under DACA, they had no path to citizenship.

If congress acts, Trump will have helped Dreamers.

And, if they include border security in the bill, we may not need to deal with this issue every couple of decades.

 

It was me by accident. There's always a split-second glitch when you go back to the main forum so what you think you're clicking you're really not and end up hitting something else.

 

I totally believe you, Trump, the GOP and the rest of the right wing totally want to help Dreamers.

For sure.

A huge priority for Republicans these days.

 

I'm pretty sure what I'm talking about has not been tried. Accreditation/certification has been done with educational programs, as noted above. But not in practice, and not one that requires continuing education and periodic renewal.

The competitive advantage would likely take years to show up, though, and we all know how patient media company suits are. But really, it's not a whole lot different than being, say, good enough for the Plain Dealer or not.

Major publications already have standards in place for who they hire. Just formalize it and tweak it into something that could be adopted universally.

Then, profit!

 

I kind of agree with this. For a body that is constantly reminding the public about how important they are to the legislative process, I think Congress - "both sides" - has gotten way too comfortable kicking major decisions on major issues down the road so they don't and won't have to defend their votes, whether it is war powers authorization, the budget or immigration. They'll let the President take the political hit or tuck some provision into the bottom of an unrelated bill.

 

Having 800,000 people live in Limbo, under a temporary, unsustainable program is no solution.

People need to be here legally, and with a path to citizenship -- if they want it -- or they need to go.

If the nation's will is to put these folks on a path to citizenship, then it will happen.

This isn't a "punt". It's the very opposite of that.

We either fix the situation, or we don't.

And, it's an opportunity for Democrats to show what matters to them. If they want this done, they may have to COMPROMISE -- which I keep hearing is a good thing -- and also agree to fund border security.