{"id":2283018,"date":"2024-06-25T07:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-emerges-as-trump-vice-president-selection-concern-after-green-card-flap-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:49:59","slug":"immigration-emerges-as-trump-vice-president-selection-concern-after-green-card-flap-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-emerges-as-trump-vice-president-selection-concern-after-green-card-flap-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration emerges as Trump vice president selection concern after green card flap &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fimmigration-emerges-as-trump-vice-president-selection-concern-after-green-card-flap-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump, previously known for his strict stance on immigration and prioritizing American jobs, has suggested a shift \u2062in \u2063his \u2064immigration policy towards favoring\u200c skilled immigration. Specifically, he supported granting green cards to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-poll-spotlights-public-opposition-to-corporate-labor-migration\/\" title=\"GOP Poll Spotlights Public Opposition to Corporate Labor Migration\">foreign college graduates<\/a> during a conversation with tech \u2064investors, as expressed in the &#8220;All-In&#8221; podcast. This proposal represents a clear divergence from his earlier &#8220;America First&#8221; immigration policy \u2064and has implications for his potential\u2062 staffing choices should he win a second term, \u2064particularly concerning his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-reynolds-declares-parents-matter-in-sotu-response-speech\/\" title=\"Kim Reynolds Declares 'Parents Matter' in SOTU Response Speech\">vice-presidential pick<\/a>. This \u2062shift may realign his positions closer\u200c to \u2062business Republicans and could impact conservative\u2063 views on \u2063his commitment to stringent immigration controls, previously a\u200b cornerstone of\u2062 his political identity. Nonetheless, Trump remains\u200b a central figure in the upcoming election, navigating the complexities of his party&#8217;s expectations and \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-says-terminology-used-in-abortion-debate-antiquated-post-dobbs\/\" title=\"Bob Casey deems abortion debate terminology 'outdated' after Dobbs case.\">broader political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3055283\/trumps-every-word-on-immigration-must-be-scrutinized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seeming divergence<\/a> from his \u201cAmerica First\u201d line on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a> could have sweeping ramifications for how he would staff his administration in a second term, starting with his pick for vice president at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> next month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3054608\/border-hawks-baffled-trump-promise-green-cards-foreign-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed<\/a> green cards for foreign college graduates in a conversation with tech investors seeking to import more foreign labor.<\/p>\n<p>Cracking down on illegal immigration and prioritizing jobs for workers have been two of Trump\u2019s signature concerns since he entered national politics nine years ago. Regulating immigration has consistently been a top priority for Trump\u2019s voters in the Republican primaries in both 2016 and 2024, according to exit polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you please promise us you will give us more ability to import the best and brightest around the world to America?\u201d Jason Calacanis asked Trump in the <em>All-In<\/em> podcast hosted by Silicon Valley tech investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do promise,\u201d Trump replied. \u201cBut I happen to agree. Otherwise, I wouldn\u2019t promise. \u2026 You graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country, and that includes junior colleges, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to being a departure from Trump\u2019s tough stance on immigration, the proposal comes after weeks of campus protests against Israel that riled Republican voters. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGirdusky\/status\/1804129772961677755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>described<\/a> it as green cards for pro-Hamas activists.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is running against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border crisis<\/a> in a general election, not against Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican primary<\/a>. Even if Trump arguably stepped in it with his podcast remarks, it will be difficult for his opponents to capitalize by getting to his right on immigration. <\/p>\n<p>But it could have an effect on his vice presidential pick. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is the strictest immigration restrictionist believed to be on Trump\u2019s short list. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) has moved to the right on the matter over the last decade but was a part of the 2013 Gang of Eight amnesty. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Burgum<\/a> (R-ND) would seem to do more to reinforce Trump\u2019s centrist business Republican instincts, which, along with a need for campaign cash, drove the former president\u2019s green card comments rather than his populist and nationalist ones.<\/p>\n<p>The fight over Gang of Eight was still fresh in Republicans\u2019 minds by the time the 2016 primaries rolled around and strengthened Trump\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat bill \u2014 the culmination of a $1.5 billion lobbying effort \u2014 doubled the influx of foreign workers to benefit corporate lobbyists, offered sweeping amnesty to benefit illegal immigrants, and collapsed enforcement to benefit groups in the Democrat political machine that advocate for open borders,\u201d then-Sen. Jeff Sessions wrote in a memo to Republican colleagues. \u201cBut for American citizens, the legislation offered nothing except lower wages, higher unemployment, and a heavier tax burden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sessions, an Alabama Republican, became the first senator to endorse Trump for president in 2016. He ended up in Trump\u2019s administration as attorney general, and although they later broke over the Trump-Russia investigation, it set the tone for immigration in that first term. So did the rise of top Trump aide Stephen Miller, a former Sessions staffer.<\/p>\n<p>During Trump\u2019s previous stint in the White House, he sought funding for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">southern border wall<\/a>, adopted a series of policies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">curb illegal immigration<\/a>, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1365563\/trump-endorses-senate-bill-to-reform-legal-immigration-into-merit-based-point-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed legislation<\/a> that would lower legal immigration overall and <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/president-donald-j-trump-backs-raise-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prioritize merit<\/a> over family reunification.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Trump also brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1625142\/the-battle-for-trumps-soul-on-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>many immigration doves<\/a> into his administration. As far back as 2015, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1807354\/is-trump-for-real-on-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed sympathy<\/a> for higher levels of skilled immigration. Immigration was largely a nonfactor in his choice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a> for vice president in 2016, who had backed a guest-worker program in Congress unpopular with border hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Trump has long fancied himself a deal-maker. While immigration hawks will have the seats at the table they lacked under former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, he will talk to Democrats and business Republicans who will want concessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Personnel will likely be policy in a second Trump administration if he wins the November election. The talent pool he draws from could feature more MAGA populists than old-line Republicans during the first term. Polls show increased support for measures such as mass deportations.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also possible that by the GOP convention, the green cards controversy will have blown over, and a dozen other news cycles will have intervened. Trump may not feel the need to protect his right flank on immigration at all. The vice president selection will be an early sign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s apparent shift from his &#8220;America First&#8221; immigration stance could significantly impact his staffing choices in a potential second term, beginning with his vice presidential selection at next month&#8217;s Republican National Convention. Trump recently supported green cards for foreign college graduates during a discussion with tech leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2283019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/trump_teamsters_january2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3813,3634,32518],"class_list":["post-2283018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-immigration","tag-trump","tag-vice-president"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/trump_teamsters_january2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}