President Donald Trump announced this weekend that he would delay the deportation raids for two weeks in deference to the Democrats.
He made the announcement on Saturday, the day before the raids were set to take place, to the chagrin of many Republicans.
“At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border,” he said. “If not, Deportations start!”
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At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
If he thought that the delay would get him some good will with Democrats he was mistaken as Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi asked for more.
“Mr. President, delay is welcome. Time is needed for comprehensive immigration reform. Families belong together,” she said.
Mr. President, delay is welcome. Time is needed for comprehensive immigration reform. Families belong together. https://t.co/R9PDrfaKWj
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 22, 2019
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To the layman that could appear to be a reasonable request, but to anyone who knows what she means you get that she just raised the stakes.
Comprehensive immigration reform is Democrat speak for amnesty for millions of undocumented immigrants present in the United States.
And comprehensive immigration reform has been being worked on for more than a decade in Congress with no headway made.
Now everyone is supposed to believe that somehow, some way, they are going to get it done in two weeks’ time?
The likely scenario is that the president is giving Democrats enough rope to hang themselves as, after they cannot do anything in Congress, he could say he gave them a shot.
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And Pelosi is now spiking the football in victory, and make no mistake she sees this as a victory, as she is the one who called the president to ask for the delay
“Trump and Pelosi spoke at 7:20 p.m. ET Friday night for about 12 minutes, according to the source. White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere confirmed a phone call took place Friday night between Trump and Pelosi,” CNN reported.
It is a dangerous and risky move politically as the only thing Democrats are going to do is continue to ask for more time and more delays.
Giving in to those requests again could start to separate the president from his base and cause issues for him in the 2020 election.
