1 Feb 2018 9:19 am
Trump has done jujitsu on Democrats on the issue of immigration. Either they lose by caving to his demands or lose in November. 
And if they refuse, Democrats might well be kissing off Michigan, Wisconsin, Pa and other states that have a significant white blue collar population.
Geez, liberals, how can a deranged, ignorant imbecile out-strategize your brilliant party?
And if they refuse, Democrats might well be kissing off Michigan, Wisconsin, Pa and other states that have a significant white blue collar population.
Geez, liberals, how can a deranged, ignorant imbecile out-strategize your brilliant party?
Trump Has Got Democrats Right Where He Wants Them
Thomas B. Edsall FEB. 1, 2018
President Trump’s immigration proposal has put Democrats in a bind; they know it and he knows it.
Trump’s immigration “framework” — first outlined on Jan. 25 — represents an unusually sophisticated strategy. He proposes to more than double the number of Dreamers granted a path to citizenship, a significant concession to Democrats.
In return, he seeks approval of a set of policies strongly opposed by the left...
Trump’s proposal more than meets Democratic demands on DACA. But in return Trump wants Democrats to swallow three proposals of varying unpalatability.
First, the creation of a $25 billion fund for construction of a southern border wall to prevent illegal entry to the United States, primarily by undocumented Hispanics.
Second, a shift in immigration priorities from family reunification to a merit system granting entry to workers with relatively high skills. This would require limiting reunification preferences to minor children and spouses, while eliminating them for parents, siblings and adult children, what critics call “chain migration.” These steps would reduce immigration from developing countries: The two top countries of origin benefiting from family reunification policies are Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Third, an end to the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The countries providing the largest numbers of immigrants under the lottery visa program, according to the State Department, are Cameroon, Congo, Liberia, Egypt, Iran, Nepal, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The greatest unknown is how immigration reform will influence the voting behavior of the white working class.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/opin ... %2Fopinion