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Trump's 'go-yuuuuge' 'in-their-face' DACA deal
President Trump's proposed deal with the Democrats on legalizing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in exchange for a border wall  an end to the visa lottery  and an end to chain migration  is drawing some cautions from the right  as Ed Straker's piece on radio host Mark Levin's thoughts shows. But I think another radio host  Bill Mitchell  paints what's going on better. Far from this being a classic Republican cave-in  the DACA proposal probably a clever Trumpian deal to outsmart the Democrats and leave them out on their ear. After all  while ending illegal immigration and restoring rule of law is important to conservatives  it's not going to be easy to throw every DACA recipient out. Some after all are valedictorians  and Americans have no stomach for throwing them back to the s-holes. So there is  Trump 's deal and  it  might benefit all sides  including Republicans.
For one thing  it's bigger than anything the Democrats have laid out - citizenship for 1.8 million DACA and wannabe DACA recipients after a dozen years  which is about the same time as the immigration line for a green card  meaning it doesn't stiff those waiting legally. Democrats must feel like they have been playing smallball compared to this  and of course Republicans will benefit at least slightly.  Trump  has taken the lead and stolen  their  thunder. Here's what Mitchell wrote on Twitter: Remember   Trump 's broader stated goal is "merit-based" immigration. His new "DACA deal" is just that. He brings the illegals out of the shadows by registering them. They screw up once  they're gone. He just added a "merit-based" filter to illegal immigration. Smart. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
and A path to citizenship under  Trump 's plan would take 12 long years. During that time  "Dreamers" must be PERFECT or they get deported. In the end  the only ones left to achieve citizenship are here on "merit" and will likely vote Republican because they will be prosperous. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
It makes sense because studies show that most Dreamers are underachievers  many of whom are just high school graduates  heavy welfare users  have petty crime backgrounds  and do not speak English. It's almost a given that most won't make it to the twelve-year finish line without getting into a bar fight  getting caught graffiti-spraying  or be picked up for drunk driving. The only ones who make it will be those with a work ethic and family values. Those actually are the ones who could become Republicans in the long run.  Trump  knows this. Democrats don't. They believe their own propaganda about all DREAMers being valedictorians. All it would take is the course of time for the sheep to sort themselves out from the goats and then we'd see. At the end  we would get the creme de la creme  and based on their values  not on the things Democrats value  such as class or skin color  just values.  Trump 's DACA twelve-year test is for them to have a chance to show their values  kind of like Hercules being asked to perform the twelve labors. In the end  we'd get the people who would actually like being Americans and succeed at it. We wouldn't have to keep the goats. The goats would go back to Mexico  or wherever. It's not foolproof  of course. All it takes is one leftwing judge to vacate a conviction on account of the consequences for a DACA recipient's citizenship prospects  nullifying the entire incentive to be good. What's more  as Levin points out  another president can ease the time requirements to nothing  and if he is a Democrat  he will. Also  it's a stretch to say that if DACA recipients get prosperous they'll vote conservative. Has Mitchell been to any big cities lately? But it's a gamble a lot of us can live with. It also has political advantages.  Trump  can be the champion of DACA  not Nancy Pelosi  and then where would Democrats be?  He 'd have stolen their thunder. Mitchell thinks it's political  too. Democrats do not want amnesty for DACA recipients. They want #IdentityPolitics as a campaign issue for 11/18.  Trump  gets that and is denying them what they really want. Think strategic. #RedTsunami2018. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
and If Democrats accept  Trump 's DACA deal they alienate their far left base by caving on the wall. If they reject  the deal   they alienate everyone else by being #AmericaLast. By sweetening a deal Democrat leadership CANNOT accept  he completely marginalizes them for 11/18. Get it? â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
Realistically  after all we have seen of  Trump  in the last year  would  he  really botch it?  He ' rolled Democrats every time they got near  him . This tweet from a thoughtful Washington operative  seems to state it best: Dear liberals:
 He  bested you in the electoral college  passed a tax cut without you  turned the shutdown against you  and repealed your beloved health care mandate.
 He 's unraveling your gains on judges  welfare  and regulation.
Do you think you'll outsmart  him  on immigration? â Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) January 26  2018
Trump's 'go-yuuuuge' 'in-their-face' DACA deal
President Trump's proposed deal with the Democrats on legalizing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in exchange for a border wall  an end to the visa lottery  and an end to chain migration  is drawing some cautions from the right  as Ed Straker's piece on radio host Mark Levin's thoughts shows. But I think another radio host  Bill Mitchell  paints what's going on better. Far from this being a classic Republican cave-in  the DACA proposal probably a clever Trumpian deal to outsmart the Democrats and leave them out on their ear. After all  while ending illegal immigration and restoring rule of law is important to conservatives  it's not going to be easy to throw every DACA recipient out. Some after all are valedictorians  and Americans have no stomach for throwing them back to the s-holes. So there is  Trump 's deal and  it  might benefit all sides  including Republicans.
For one thing  it's bigger than anything the Democrats have laid out - citizenship for 1.8 million DACA and wannabe DACA recipients after a dozen years  which is about the same time as the immigration line for a green card  meaning it doesn't stiff those waiting legally. Democrats must feel like they have been playing smallball compared to this  and of course Republicans will benefit at least slightly.   [TGT] has taken the lead and stolen   [TGT]   thunder. Here's what Mitchell wrote on Twitter: Remember    [TGT]  's broader stated goal is "merit-based" immigration.  [TGT]  new "DACA deal" is just that.  [TGT]  brings the illegals out of the shadows by registering them. They screw up once  they're gone.  [TGT]  just added a "merit-based" filter to illegal immigration. Smart. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
and A path to citizenship under   [TGT]  's plan would take 12 long years. During that time  "Dreamers" must be PERFECT or they get deported. In the end  the only ones left to achieve citizenship are here on "merit" and will likely vote Republican because they will be prosperous. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
It makes sense because studies show that most Dreamers are underachievers  many of whom are just high school graduates  heavy welfare users  have petty crime backgrounds  and do not speak English. It's almost a given that most won't make it to the twelve-year finish line without getting into a bar fight  getting caught graffiti-spraying  or be picked up for drunk driving. The only ones who make it will be those with a work ethic and family values. Those actually are the ones who could become Republicans in the long run.   [TGT] knows this. Democrats don't. They believe their own propaganda about all DREAMers being valedictorians. All it would take is the course of time for the sheep to sort themselves out from the goats and then we'd see. At the end  we would get the creme de la creme  and based on their values  not on the things Democrats value  such as class or skin color  just values.   [TGT]  's DACA twelve-year test is for them to have a chance to show their values  kind of like Hercules being asked to perform the twelve labors. In the end  we'd get the people who would actually like being Americans and succeed at it. We wouldn't have to keep the goats. The goats would go back to Mexico  or wherever. It's not foolproof  of course. All it takes is one leftwing judge to vacate a conviction on account of the consequences for a DACA recipient's citizenship prospects  nullifying the entire incentive to be good. What's more  as Levin points out  another president can ease the time requirements to nothing  and if he is a Democrat  he will. Also  it's a stretch to say that if DACA recipients get prosperous they'll vote conservative. Has Mitchell been to any big cities lately? But it's a gamble a lot of us can live with. It also has political advantages.   [TGT] can be the champion of DACA  not Nancy Pelosi  and then where would Democrats be?  He 'd have stolen their thunder. Mitchell thinks it's political  too. Democrats do not want amnesty for DACA recipients. They want #IdentityPolitics as a campaign issue for 11/18.   [TGT] gets that and is denying them what they really want. Think strategic. #RedTsunami2018. â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
and If Democrats accept   [TGT]  's DACA deal they alienate their far left base by caving on the wall. If they reject  the deal   they alienate everyone else by being #AmericaLast. By sweetening a deal Democrat leadership CANNOT accept  he completely marginalizes them for 11/18. Get it? â Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 26  2018
Realistically  after all we have seen of  [TGT] in the last year  would  he  really botch it?  He ' rolled Democrats every time they got near  him . This tweet from a thoughtful Washington operative  seems to state it best: Dear liberals:
 He  bested you in the electoral college  passed a tax cut without you  turned the shutdown against you  and repealed your beloved health care mandate.
 He 's unraveling your gains on judges  welfare  and regulation.
Do you think you'll outsmart  him  on immigration? â Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) January 26  2018