{"id":2633470,"date":"2026-07-22T06:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lindell-proposes-six-month-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T06:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:30:50","slug":"mike-lindell-proposes-six-month-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lindell-proposes-six-month-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Lindell proposes six-month amnesty for illegal immigrants"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fmike-lindell-proposes-six-month-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants%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=2633470&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>Mike Lindell, a GOP gubernatorial candidate and CEO of mypillow, has proposed a six-month, one-time amnesty program for illegal immigrants in Minnesota, with the option to obtain a conditional work visa if they register during the moratorium and have no criminal history. he suggests that illegal immigrants would be fingerprinted and unable to vote, but would be able to work and pay taxes. Lindell emphasizes a belief in second chances and shared his experiences with immigrants during visits to California. He claims that this policy would reduce crime by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-tells-ngos-working-on-the-border-to-preserve-their-documents\/\" title=\"House Republicans Tells NGOs Working on the Border to Preserve Their Documents\">encouraging illegal immigrants<\/a> to report offenders and advocates harsher penalties for employers who hire illegals improperly. Lindell also states that he plans to enforce protest laws and cooperate with ICE to prevent future violence, referencing tragic shootings involving ICE agents in Minnesota. Although President Trump endorsed Lindell, the Minnesota GOP expressed surprise at the endorsement and emphasized the importance of selecting the strongest candidate to beat left-leaning opponents. Lindell believes he has strong support in minnesota and can win the gubernatorial race.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP gubernatorial hopeful and pillow purveyor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lindell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11052\">Mike Lindell<\/a> wants to impose a six-month, one-time amnesty period for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1972\">illegal immigrants<\/a> living in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d like the whole United States to do this, but let\u2019s say I did it here in Minnesota,\u201d Lindell told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a Tuesday interview. \u201cSix months, all the illegal immigrants would have to go get what\u2019s going to be called a conditional work visa.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4658121\/mike-lindell-six-month-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-minnesota-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Lindell proposes six-month amnesty for illegal immigrants if elected Minnesota governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4656807\/biggs-hobbs-republican-primary-arizona-governor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Biggs wins Republican primary, will face Hobbs in Arizona governor race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4657827\/personal-attacks-infidelity-rumors-break-out-bitter-michigan-governor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Personal attacks and infidelity rumors break out in bitter Michigan governor\u2019s race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell shared his proposal ahead of a Wednesday forum where he plans to unveil a broader policy platform. The businessman and born-again Christian rose to prominence as CEO of My Pillow, which he founded after a long battle with drug addiction. More recently, he gained a national platform for alleging that election insecurity and fraud riddled the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a person of second chances, if the only thing they ever did was cross the border and didn\u2019t report back in because they were afraid of being re-deported,\u201d Lindell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell described how he came to understand the intricacies of illegal immigration during trips to California to source cotton for his pillows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI met with the illegals down in San Diego,\u201d Lindell said. \u201cI met with a lot of them and I heard their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Lindell\u2019s proposal, Minnesota would institute a six-month deportation \u201cmoratorium\u201d during which illegal immigrants could register for the conditional visas. The visas would not expire, and they would only be available for applicants with clean criminal histories. Lindell specified that illegal immigrants would be fingerprinted upon registration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, you\u2019re not a citizen,\u201d Lindell said. \u201cYou can\u2019t vote, but you have this card that now you can work and you can go be paying taxes, be functioning in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">MyPillow CEO and founder Mike Lindell speaks to reporters at his MyPillow factory in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee, Minn., on Thursday, Dec, 11, 2025, as he launches his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. (AP Photo\/Steve Karnowski)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP25345670215071.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MyPillow CEO and founder Mike Lindell speaks to reporters at his MyPillow factory in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee, Minnesota, on Thursday, Dec, 11, 2025, as he launches his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. (AP Photo\/Steve Karnowski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell claimed that crime in Minnesota will plummet as newly-legal immigrants \u201ctell on\u201d the illegal immigrants who are committing crimes. He added that employers who take advantage of illegal immigrants and chalk up fines \u201cas the cost of doing business\u201d should be punished.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re caught hiring people for cash again, hiring people for cash, the illegals, you go to prison,\u201d Lindell continued. \u201cThe CEO will go to prison for 90 days, or to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear how Lindell planned to negotiate with the Trump administration over his proposal. Immigration enforcement is typically the responsibility of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI told that on a station up here, Esme Murphy, and she said, \u2018Well, Mike, the Republicans aren\u2019t going to like that, and maybe the president won\u2019t like it,\u2019\u201d Lindell added about his immigration proposal. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018I don\u2019t care.\u2019 I said, \u2018This is going to work.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4649915\/minnesota-gop-reject-trump-endorsement-mike-lindell\/\">endorsed<\/a> the \u201cPillow Man\u201d last week. Still, Lindell referred to the January \u201ctragedies\u201d of Alex Pretti and Renee Good being shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny people dying is tragic,\u201d Lindell added. \u201cYou know, I\u2019m sorry. That\u2019s the way I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shootings forced the Trump administration to curtail its marquee immigration enforcement program in the Twin Cities. Lindell said he would enforce protest laws and cooperate with ICE to avoid future violence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4646428\/feds-evidence-sharing-agreement-minnesota-access-ice-shooting-hard-drives\/\"><strong>FEDS ENTER \u2018EVIDENCE SHARING\u2019 AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA AND HAND OVER ICE SHOOTING HARD DRIVES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell also responded to skepticism about his bid from the Minnesota GOP, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mngop.com\/statement-from-minnesota-republican-party-chairman-alex-plechash-on-president-trumps-endorsement-of-mike-lindell\/\">said in a statement<\/a> last week that it was \u201csurprised\u201d by Trump\u2019s endorsement. The party added that voters \u201cmust choose the candidate best positioned to defeat Amy Klobuchar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody knows me in Minnesota,\u201d Lindell said. \u201cI went everywhere back when I was selling the pillow. 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