House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) insisted that President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport 11 million immigrants is not going to happen.
During a CNN town hall on Thursday night, Ryan was asked by a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program who had with her a young daughter whether she would be deported.
“I can see you love your daughter, you are a nice person who has a great future ahead of you, and I hope your future is here,” he said.
“What we have to do is find a way to make sure that you can get right with the law, and we’ve got to do this in a good way so that the rug doesn’t get pulled out from under you and your family gets separated.”
CNN host Jake Tapper questioned Ryan about Trump’s mass deportation plan, reminding him of the campaign promise to create a “deportation force" to round up millions of immigrants.
"I know, I know,” the Speaker said, laughing. "But I'm here to tell you, in Congress, it's not happening.”
Ryan said Republicans in congress are working with the president-elect’s transition team on a plan for immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children.
But the Speaker did not indicate any specific change to DACA.
"I think we have to come up with a solution for the DACA kids. And that’s something we in Congress and the Trump transition team are working on,” he said. “What’s a good humane solution."
#1: jeremiad To: Willie Green (#0)
jeremiad posted on 2017-01-13 11:35:15 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: Willie Green (#0)
I have one. Send them home along with their illegal parents. Then they go to the back of the line for legal immigration.
Why should they receive special attention -- because their parents successfully smuggled them into the US?
misterwhite posted on 2017-01-13 12:07:36 Reply Private Reply
#3: tpaine To: Willie Green, y'all (#0)
Trump made NO such 'promise'.
tpaine posted on 2017-01-13 13:04:15 Reply Private Reply
#4: Willie Green To: tpaine (#3)
Willie Green posted on 2017-01-13 13:47:43 Reply Private Reply
#5: BobCeleste To: Willie Green (#0)
speaker paul ryan calls cnn MASTER.
BobCeleste posted on 2017-01-13 14:14:09 Reply Private Reply
#6: BobCeleste To: misterwhite (#2)
Once again misterwhite and I are in total agreement.
BobCeleste posted on 2017-01-13 14:15:49 Reply Private Reply
#7: tpaine To: Willie Green (#4)
Trump made NO such 'promise', --- as proved by the video you posted, sleaze ball.
You truly are a self deluded fool willy. --- Please keep up your entertainments here at LF.
tpaine posted on 2017-01-13 15:54:11 Reply Private Reply
#8: Willie Green To: tpaine (#7)
It doesn't matter what Trump promised because the delusional blowhard never intended to keep his promises to begin with.
Willie Green posted on 2017-01-13 16:03:49 Reply Private Reply
#9: tpaine To: Willie Green (#8)
Trump made NO such 'promise', --- as proved by the video you posted, sleaze ball.
You truly are a self deluded fool willy. --- Please keep up your entertainments here at LF.
I admit Trump is a bit of a blowhard, but he's not delusional, --- you are, as proven by this post, among many others..
Thanks for your idiotic efforts.
tpaine posted on 2017-01-13 16:11:17 Reply Private Reply
#10: misterwhite To: Willie Green (#8)
Are you saying you WANT him to keep his promises?
misterwhite posted on 2017-01-13 16:27:13 Reply Private Reply