All I’m telling you is Trump can’t deliver what he is telling you. Any of it.
So, Jeff Sessions is wasting his time?
Sessions serves on the judiciary committee and on the immigration sub-committee so he has that influence, but he is not the chairman of either committee.
“All I’m telling you is Trump can’t deliver what he is telling you. Any of it.”
And Reagan couldn’t do tax reform for the same reason but he did anyway. Presidents can suggest legislation to congress and sign or veto it at their discretion. But what Trump is doing is saying this is the legislation I want to sign. Congress will do the legislation if they believe their job is on the line.
Trumps plan is the one he would put before congress but parts of it he could do.
He could have the border patrol enforce laws
He could veto everything until congress passes a bill - possibly with some changes.
He could issue a blanket amnesty for anyone who kills an illegal alien (Unlikely)
There several things he could do that would expedite the legislation.
Having Jeff Sessions as the Senate sponsor is a good place to start
You are however right he can’t do it unilaterally but if no candidate even makes the proposal it will never get done.