Over the last couple of months, President Donald Trump has been back and forth on putting forth measures that would allow some illegals in Florida to remain and not be deported.
In June, Trump softened his comments on deporting illegals who work in the farming and hospitality industry. “We must protect our Farmers,” adding that “changes are coming,” the president said.
But after those statements, immigration officials countered the president’s comments and said the arrest and the deportation of illegals anywhere in the U.S would still take place. “There will be no safe spaces for industries that harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE’s efforts,” said Immigration officials
Now, the president is once again proposing to grant a ‘temporary pass’ to those working in the farming and hospitality industries, exempting them from deportation.
“We’re working on it right now. We’re going to work it so that some kind of a temporary pass where people pay taxes, where the farmer can have a little control, as opposed to you walk in and take everybody away,” Trump told Fox News.
The president pointed out that people here illegally working on farms have been there for 15 to 20 years, and if taken away, it could hurt family farms.
But the shift in policy is turning heads. If you’re confused about the Trump Administration’s mass deportation policy, join the club,” said an editorial by the Wall St. Journal.
Talk Radio legal commentators Lindsey Brock and Ron Davis support Trump’s deportation policy, but said his latest move would be unfair.
“If you are in this country illegally, you should be deported. But now we are saying we are only going to deport “some illegals” and not others, which does come across as confusing,” said Brock.
Ron Davis said if Trump was going to allow a temporary pass for some illegals in specific industries, then would he choose to give a pass to other illegals working in different sectors of the economy?
