{"id":2703622,"date":"2026-11-10T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigna-trump-amnesty-deal-would-betray-not-just-his-voters-but-all-americans\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:54:16","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigna-trump-amnesty-deal-would-betray-not-just-his-voters-but-all-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigna-trump-amnesty-deal-would-betray-not-just-his-voters-but-all-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trump Amnesty Deal Would Betray His Voters And All Americans"},"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\">22<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigna-trump-amnesty-deal-would-betray-not-just-his-voters-but-all-americans%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=2703622&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>At a July rally Trump vowed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-trump-is-preparing-for-the-largest-deportation-in-history\/\" title=\"WSJ reports: ... ...ies for largest deportation ever\">largest deportation effort<\/a>, but after election losses he said that stance might have been \u201ctoo tough\u201d and an amnesty deal with Democrats could be \u201cdoable.\u201d Exit polls still showed Republicans ahead on immigration. Critics argue Trump should not trade enforcement for amnesty; Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar\u2019s DIGNIDAD Act would let many long-term undocumented remain, pause deportations and could lead to citizenship and Democratic votes. the piece warns past amnesties harmed Republicans and urges Trump to keep his deportation promises.  <\/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>At a July 2024 rally, then-candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveCortes\/status\/2119777029491241241?a=Q6aycrocfCcCV4ZtXcs&#038;s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> told a crowd of cheering supporters what he\u2019d do on his first day back in office: \u201cWe will begin the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.\u201d Days earlier, delegates at the Republican National Convention waved signs that read \u201cMass Deportations Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet in a Sunday interview with CBS News\u2019 <em>60 Minutes,<\/em> Trump suggested an amnesty deal may be on the table with Democrats. Reflecting on the loss at the ballot box on Tuesday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/read-the-full-transcript-of-ross-douthats-interview-with-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Ross Douthat that his deportation policy might have been \u201ctoo tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it might be too tough, yeah. And a lotta people would say that it\u2019s great. But a lotta people think it\u2019s too tough,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then pointed to frustration that some Americans have because they believe that illegal aliens working in hotels, landscaping, and other jobs should not have been deported and noted there are others who want illegals who have managed to evade the law for \u201c10 or 15 years\u201d to stay. When asked about working with Democrats on it, he said it was \u201cactually doable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In short, the president who ran on mass deportations is once again floating amnesty. If his takeaway from Tuesday is that Republicans need to let more illegals stay, somebody ought to show him exit polls. <\/p>\n<p>As bad as Tuesday was for Republicans, voters gave Republicans an edge on immigration, with an\u00a0NBC News exit poll\u00a0showing that 43 percent of voters said GOP \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-elections\/exit-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is better able to handle immigration<\/a>\u201d compared to 41 percent who said Democrats. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/05\/post-election-data-immigration-is-a-winning-issue-for-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> showed that when asked how important immigration policies were in deciding who to vote for, 73 percent of voters said immigration was a \u201ccrucial or a major factor\u201d and among those, Republicans won 51 percent to 47 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats\u2019 own advertising suggests they knew how poorly a campaign against immigration enforcement would play outside their base. An Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/11\/03\/republican-campaign-ads-trump-midterms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> finding that \u201cICE\u201d was the third-most featured policy topic in Democrat primary ads for 2026 but that when it came to the general election, it was ranked 35th among policy issues talked about in Democrat ads.<\/p>\n<p>But even if the polls showed Trump data that his enforcement policy was a problem to the voters who turned out (Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lennybronner\/status\/2117837760425865514?a=gwfC8Fss4rgWbSwF15U&#038;s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">turnout<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-elections\/exit-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was <\/a>lower than Democrats\u2019, which means oversampling could be likely), Trump still owes Americans the enforcement he promised. Our immigration laws are not something the Republican Party or Trump should trade away after a bad election.<\/p>\n<p>Yet now Trump is toying with backing away from the only thing voters seemingly agree that he and his party got right. While Trump hasn\u2019t laid out what an amnesty deal would look like, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar\u2019s DIGNIDAD Act gives us a pretty good idea of what some Republicans are already willing to offer.  <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/09\/here-are-the-8-most-insane-things-in-the-dignidad-amnesty-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIGNIDAD Act <\/a>would create a <a href=\"https:\/\/problemsolverscaucus.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven-year program<\/a> for illegal aliens who evaded our laws before Dec. 31, 2020, to get to stay. Illegals with DUI or DWI convictions could stay, while other illegal aliens can have their deportation proceedings halted while applications are pending. Illegal aliens already deported can apply to return to the U.S. if they were deported but would have otherwise been eligible for this amnesty under the provisions of the bill. <\/p>\n<p>Salazar pitched the legislation as a way for Republicans to retain Hispanic support and thereby keep winning elections. Yet eight of the bill\u2019s co-sponsors <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/05\/turns-out-dangling-amnesty-in-front-of-illegals-wont-win-over-minorities-to-the-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost<\/a> their races anyway, while Salazar\u2019s race is so close it\u2019s going to a recount. Of course the other question that arises is who does Trump think he needs to appease with an amnesty deal? <\/p>\n<p>For years Democrats and the left have waged an assassination prep campaign against Trump that sought to dehumanize and vilify him, desensitizing people to any violence directed toward him. And it worked \u2014 Trump has now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moscow-murders-the-danger-of-standing-up-to-the-russian-regime\/\" title=\"Moscow Murders: The Danger Of Standing Up To The Russian Regime\">survived multiple assassination attempts<\/a>, and the left <em>still<\/em> calls him a \u201cfascist,\u201d \u201cHitler,\u201d and a \u201cthreat to democracy.\u201d Trump owes the very party that has contributed to his assassination attempts absolutely <em>nothing<\/em> \u2014 least of which is amnesty. He owes his base that delivered him the Oval Office <em>everything<\/em> \u2014 starting with remaining steadfast in his deportation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>But the notion that illegal aliens who violated our sovereignty and social compact should be rewarded simply because they will pay back some taxes or want to work (thus displacing American workers by working for less) is an insult to all Americans. America\u2019s borders and laws are not optional. When Republicans talk about amnesty for persons who have evaded the law longer than others because they\u2019ve been here for a long time and work in regular jobs, the right falls into the left\u2019s trap that empathy must override the rule of law. It\u2019s emotional blackmail.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans should <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/16\/new-gop-backed-amnesty-bill-is-a-gift-to-dems-and-a-middle-finger-to-republican-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recall <\/a>how well buying into that emotional blackmail worked out for Republicans when they were seduced by the false promise that amnesty is compassionate. Ronald Reagan\u2019s 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act was sold to Americans as a one-time fix that would give amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens in exchange for long-lasting border security. If there was supposed to be an electoral payoff, consider Reagan\u2019s home state. George H.W. Bush carried California in 1988 and Republicans haven\u2019t carried it since. Reagan\u2019s amnesty didn\u2019t buy Republicans a meaningful advantage there, and if anything, it signaled to Democrats that with enough grandstanding, they could get their way.  <\/p>\n<p>In fact, Salazar <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/path-to-citizenship-gop-rep-leading-mass-amnesty-bill-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted <\/a>her legislation is the launchpad of eventual citizenship, and Trump himself understands that any amnesty leads to citizenship and, more crucially, voting. Beto O\u2019Rourke and Rep. Maxwell Frost <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/11\/democrats-promise-to-turn-illegal-aliens-into-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have already made<\/a> clear their priorities involve giving illegal aliens a pathway to citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself knows this too, saying in a 2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/314093741562535936?a=dc8y9HfsCgPlvJ9h3xI&#038;s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> that \u201cAmnesty is suicide for Republicans. Not one of those 12 million who broke our laws will vote Republican. Obama is laughing at @GOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps he should heed his own warning.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nTrump, who campaigned on mass deportations, announced at a July rally that on his first day back in office he would launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, a stance echoed by convention signs calling for mass deportations. In a 60 Minutes interview, he floated the possibility of a bipartisan immigration deal with Democrats, conceding his earlier deportation plan might have been too harsh after his election loss. He cited public frustration over deporting workers in hotels and landscaping and noted others want longtime undocumented residents to stay, calling such an outcome \u201cdoable\u201d with Democratic help. The piece argues that the same Trump who advocates mass deportations is again hinting at amnesty, and questions which voters Republicans would appease if the party were to soften its stance. Polls showed immigration as a significant issue, with some voters favoring Republicans on border policy. The article also critiques the DIGNIDAD Act as a potential path to citizenship and recalls Reagan-era amnesty as a lesson that such strategies did not deliver lasting electoral advantages. It warns that granting a pathway to citizenship would empower Democrats and could undermine Trump\u2019s base, urging him to stay true to deportation. The piece closes by noting that past warnings about amnesty from Trump himself and other conservatives cast doubt on whether concessions would pay off politically.<\/p>\n<p>55-character caption:<br \/>\nTrump hints at amnesty after tough deportation push<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2703623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-09-at-1.15.29-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[3884,3712,5894,3634,4223],"class_list":["post-2703622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-americans","tag-amnesty","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-09-at-1.15.29-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703622","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\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2703622"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2703629,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703622\/revisions\/2703629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2703623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2703622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2703622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2703622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}