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Trump's Wall Should Be a Bargaining Chip on Immigration
Townhall.com ^ | January 24, 2018 | Jonah Goldberg

Posted on 01/24/2018 7:25:31 AM PST by Kaslin

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21 posted on 01/24/2018 7:39:51 AM PST by Freee-dame (Best election ever.)
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To: Kaslin

Trump has moved on and the Dems are going ,”what just happened”


22 posted on 01/24/2018 7:41:10 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Kaslin

“Trump’s Wall Should Be a Bargaining Chip on Immigration”
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This is AMERICA, FIRST, LAST, AND ALWAYS!!!!!
THIS IS NOT LET’S MAKE A DEAL!
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TRUMP.45 knows the difference! And THAT”S THE ART! GROK THAT!

MAKE AMERICA “AMERICAN” AGAIN!
TRUMP.45 COCKED & LOCKED! IF WE CAN KEEP HIM!
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Just Plain Dick@PLANET WTF!
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23 posted on 01/24/2018 7:42:44 AM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: Kaslin

The simple truth of this is that the democrats are on the wrong side of this debate. Immigration is a central concern of the forgotten men and women of this country. These forgotten men and women are why Trump won. A debate on these issues is EXACTLY where Trump wants to be. Why would he cave?


24 posted on 01/24/2018 7:43:27 AM PST by FlipWilson (The)
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To: Kaslin

The WALL was authorized & funded by Congress in 2006, IIRC. Shrillary would have voted on it at that time.


25 posted on 01/24/2018 7:43:29 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Kaslin

Sure, let’s go back to the RINO school of negotiating with Democrats.

Let’s tell Democrats we are willing and ready to give away our crown jewel, the wall... and see if they offer us anything in return. Democrats will then demand we give up the wall and the NYTimes will chime in that it is morally imperative that Republicans give up on the wall. RINO Republicans will then cower in abject fear and cave, giving up the wall, getting nothing in return, and then telling their Republican base that we need to vote for more Republicans so we can get ‘em next time.

Sorry, but this is Stupid Party strategy. Thank heavens Trump don’t play that game.


26 posted on 01/24/2018 7:43:31 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: Kaslin

The employment magnet could be turned off by extremely hefty fines, maybe $10,000 per day per illegal employed. Also the SS administration and IRS should be compelled to advise when a SS number is used at multiple locations. The government should not be facilitating identity theft.


27 posted on 01/24/2018 7:44:08 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Kaslin

The argument for DACA is that minors brought by their parents deserve legal status because it’s not their fault. PERIOD.

It’s not just kids brought by their parents before 1/24/2018 (or any other date). It’s all kids, past/present/future.

DACA gives parents everywhere reason to get their kids into the US. Today’s argument will be true next year and in 5 years. And most Rs are on record agreeing the kids should get legal status in the US. At the very least, the 9th circuit will ignore any dates limiting eligibility.

So any DACA agreement MUST make it very difficult if not impossible for parents to break the law for their kids. Otherwise it is inviting illegal crossing and all but granting future legal status for those who make it.


28 posted on 01/24/2018 7:45:16 AM PST by LostPassword
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To: kabar

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m still upset with myself that I once liked his writing.


29 posted on 01/24/2018 7:46:22 AM PST by mairdie
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To: Kaslin

No, Jonah. The Wall is not negotiable.

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30 posted on 01/24/2018 7:46:25 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Kaslin

If Jonah Goldberg wrote it, it is not worth reading.


31 posted on 01/24/2018 7:48:56 AM PST by jpsb
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To: FirstFlaBn

I believe that if Trump called for VOLUNTEERS with construction experience to build the wall that he would get an overwhelming response.

Give them a place to park their RV’s & Travel Trailers at ‘base camps. Get volunteers to cook & feed them in tents-—for free- and bring in trailers for showers & laundry.

The WALL could be built in months-—not years.


32 posted on 01/24/2018 7:49:03 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Lurker

When he wrote his book on Liberal Fascism, which I read, my opinion of his intelligence greatly increased. Now, with he making the same mistake Kelly makes, describing it and still not getting it, I can only assume he had a ghost writer.

It is not important whether Trump follows the intellectual line, Jonah, we are busy SAVING THE NATION.


33 posted on 01/24/2018 7:50:50 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Kaslin

‘Years to build the wall’? Clearly Jonah is as ignorant about President Trump’s history as s builder as he is about everything else.

Our President, as a builder, delivered ahead of schedule and under budget as a matter of practice. There is no reason for the wall to take ‘years’.

If anyone in this country knows how to hire the right people to get that thing built fast and properly, it’s DJT.

And, no. It should never be a ‘bargaining chip’. You don’t gamble with your nation’s sovereignty and your citizens’ safety.

Johnah is a one-trick pony. He got it right when he wrote Liberal Fascism. That was, apparently, pretty much it for Jonah.


34 posted on 01/24/2018 7:50:59 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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$10,000 per day per illegal employed. “”

The current fine has been in place for over 30 years & is $5000 per day per employee illegally hired.

The Soc Sec Admin & the IRS admit that there are over 1.1 MILLION Soc Sec numbers being improperly used by illegals, and they REFUSE to notify the correct holders of those numbers.

This is a complete travesty.


35 posted on 01/24/2018 7:52:18 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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No, it should not. It is an essential component of a complete system to save the country from invasion.

Any policy towards illegals must - MUST - address the incentives that are set up by that policy. Are you incentivizing more to try their hand at illegal entry or are you incentivizing them to stay home and apply through the legal process?

With 600 million people south of our porous non-existent southern border and untold millions outside the Americas who might also avail themselves of this easy access, there can be only one immigration policy -

Stop giving prizes

for illegal entry.

Any measure that permits those who entered illegally to benefit from that illegal act is amnesty. And any amnesty will bring millions more invaders.

This must be stopped.

Will you help stop this?

You can help:
Right-click this image and save it. Post it on your Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. Send a copy to President Trump, your Senators and Reps right now and whenever you communicate with them. When you get fundraising solicitations, include a copy in your reply. Send copies to your friends and family and ask them to do likewise. Spread it everywhere.

36 posted on 01/24/2018 7:52:21 AM PST by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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One cannot “bargain” on guaranteed vote fraud dominance of our elections!

The invaders must leave, and the wall must be built.
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37 posted on 01/24/2018 7:52:40 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Zathras

Jonah’s an idiot.

You are absolutely correct. We have E-Verify right now.


38 posted on 01/24/2018 7:52:40 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: Eddie01
"Anyone who thinks Trump caves is retarded."

After a traumatic brain injury, I guess I rightly fall into the retarded category, but I am reinforcing my position there by predicting a wall won't happen. I don't think Trump will cave, but I think he will be traversing a playing field riddled with Republican caves.

I think we we should prepare ourselves for the lack of the wall by trying to pass & enforce laws that make it unattractive for immigrants to come here.

But still, building a wall may be easier than defeating the dimocrats & their hoard of potential voters.

Glass half empty & full of holes.

39 posted on 01/24/2018 7:53:05 AM PST by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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Amen.

Why would anybody care what this Never Trump writer has to say?
In my opinion, he is a POS.


40 posted on 01/24/2018 7:53:33 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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