{"id":2704337,"date":"2026-11-14T00:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-dems-wont-get-trump-to-back-amnesty\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T00:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:20:42","slug":"why-the-dems-wont-get-trump-to-back-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-dems-wont-get-trump-to-back-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Democrats Won\u2019t Get Trump to Back Amnesty"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwhy-the-dems-wont-get-trump-to-back-amnesty%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=2704337&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>Washington is debating immigration reform again. With big Democratic majorities, lawmakers could revive Biden\u2019s broad citizenship bill (which lacked GOP support) or pursue narrower measures: legal status for Dreamers, farmworkers, or the compromise DIGNIDAD Act. Democrats might use budget leverage or push straight amnesty to satisfy their base, while republicans and Trump publicly reject \u201camnesty\u201d though definitions vary and concessions for border security might be demanded. Passage is uncertain-Trump may oppose or back away-but congressional dynamics make some form of legalization more possible than earlier in his presidency.  <\/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 class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImmigration reform\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-immigration-election-democrats-republicans.html\">once again a hot topic in Washington, DC<\/a>. President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and leading Democrats are talking about working together on a possible immigration deal. This isn\u2019t the first time Trump has suggested such an idea, and it could end up being just talk. Any possible deal would be a tough sell to both sides of the political aisle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if Democrats want to pursue such a course, they have multiple pieces of legislation they can revive in the next Congress. With an overwhelming majority in both chambers and a weakened president, Democrats may see the next two years as their opportunity to enact one of their primary legislative goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats (and some Republicans) would love to legalize all illegal aliens in the country. This was, in essence, the aim of the amnesty bills put forward in 2007 and 2013. Traditionally, supporters of this sort of legislation have tried to win Republican support by offering the promise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-responds-to-daily-wire-report-on-illegal-immigrant-development-in-texas-i-will-end-this\/\" title=\"DeSantis vows to stop illegal immigrant development in Texas.\">greater border security<\/a> and immigration enforcement. But Joe Biden\u2019s 2021 proposal dispensed with any concessions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/20\/biden-ready-immigration-bill-inauguration-460585\">U.S. Citizenship Act<\/a> would have given a pathway to citizenship to all illegal immigrants and expanded foreign aid to Central America. The only \u201csecurity\u201d measure it included was a vague pledge to have more surveillance on the border. The bill was never taken up by Congress because it had zero GOP support. There was nothing in it for those pro-immigration Republicans who would need to obtain <em>something<\/em> to save face with their constituents. It was a pure amnesty.<\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s extremely unlikely a revival of this Biden-era bill would gain any support from the admin or any congressional Republicans. It offers them nothing. But that could be the point. If Democrats just want to score points with their base, they can propose this again in the House, get majority support in the Senate, and then cry to their progressive supporters that Republicans hate immigrants when passage is inevitably blocked. However, championing this bill could do more political favors for Republicans than Democrats. It will remind voters of the left\u2019s support for open borders, and suggest that a Democratic win in 2028 would mean return to the bad old days of Biden allowing tens of thousands of illegals into the country every month. Republicans may be smart to encourage Democrats to pursue this strategy. As long as Trump opposes such a bill (which he would), it will have zero chance of enactment. All it would do is remind voters of what they rejected in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have other options if they\u2019re serious about passing an immigration bill. One is an amnesty for the so-called \u201cDreamers.\u201d Another is an amnesty for farm workers. Both ideas have passed Democratic-controlled Houses with some Republican support over the last decade. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/03\/18\/nine-gop-members-vote-for-democrats-daca-amnesty\/\">first measure<\/a> would give a pathway to citizenship to illegal aliens who came to America as minors. This group was shielded from the law by President Barack Obama\u2019s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order, which Trump revoked in his first term. The Dreamer amnesty that was passed in the House in 2019 and 2021 would have also given legal status to the family members of these protected illegals. In total, it was estimated nearly two million illegal aliens would gain amnesty under this bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second measure would legalize the status of illegal laborers working in agriculture. It would also make it easier for Big Ag to hire migrants and keep the now-legalized illegals working in the industry. Critics called it an \u201cindentured servant\u201d bill, because it would have restricted wages and made legalization dependent on working in the sector for a certain number of years. This measure received a significant level of GOP support, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/03\/19\/30-gop-reps-vote-farm-amnesty-govt-supplied-workforce\/\">with 30 Republicans<\/a> voting to pass it in 2021. The exact number of migrants it would have covered is difficult to estimate, since in addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/border-security\/commentary\/5-things-know-about-agriculture-amnesty-bill\">around 1.5 million<\/a> illegal farmworkers in the country, the bill\u2019s protections would have also applied to their spouses and children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The admin appears open to these measures. Mullin says the White House is receptive to legalizing Dreamers. \u201cIf we want to have an immigration reform where we can look at DACA and figure out a way that these individuals can become maybe legal permanent citizens or something like this, that\u2019ll be up to Congress to do that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/article\/2026\/11\/dhs-sec-mullin-open-to-daca-deal-but-draws-hard-line-against-amnesty-01156602\">he told reporters<\/a>. But he insisted it can\u2019t be an \u201camnesty.\u201d For the record, <a href=\"https:\/\/politifact.com\/factchecks\/2013\/apr\/17\/marco-rubio\/sen-marco-rubio-says-immigration-bill-not-amnesty\/\">Republican supporters<\/a> of the 2013 amnesty also insisted their bill wasn\u2019t an amnesty. It appears \u201camnesty\u201d depends on the eye of the beholder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump himself appeared to open the door to legalizing at least some illegal aliens in <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/trump-tells-60-minutes-undocumented-133000589.html\">his recent <em>60 Minutes<\/em> interview<\/a>. He mentioned hotel maids and landscapers as workers he may try to shield from deportation. In a follow-up interview with CSPAN, he insisted his administration has left farm workers and some others largely alone in immigration enforcement efforts throughout his second term. \u201cAnd, you know, we call them the worst of the worst,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/11\/10\/us-news\/trump-says-deportation-push-hasnt-put-same-pressure-on-farm-workers-hotel-staff-not-even-close\/\">said in reference<\/a> to the admin\u2019s policy of focusing on criminals. \u201cWe haven\u2019t put the same pressure on waitresses and on farm workers, <em>et cetera<\/em>. Not even close.\u201d The agriculture industry, along with others, has repeatedly pressured the president to lay off their illegal alien workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump and his officials insist they want no \u201camnesty,\u201d but as mentioned, that term is open to interpretation. What seems most likely is that the White House will insist on including concessions to immigration restrictionists on the right. This is what happened during DACA negotiations in 2018. Back then, Republicans held both chambers, but Trump had much less control over his own party. There were multiple bills proposed. They differed on the number of Dreamers legalized, whether covered individuals were to be offered legalization or a pathway to full citizenship, and what additional immigration restrictions would be imposed. The admin insisted on curtailing chain migration and the diversity visa lottery, along with full funding for the border wall, in exchange for amnesty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2018\/02\/04\/democrats-reject-trumps-amnesty-offer-seek-deal-with-gops-business-wing\/\">Congress couldn\u2019t agree on anything<\/a> and no deal was passed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Democrats take over Congress in January, they may offer similar concessions. But these would be a tough sell to lawmakers on the party\u2019s left flank, who see any and all immigration enforcement as fascism. And the strength of the Democrats\u2019 majorities may convince them it\u2019s better to offer nothing but a straight amnesty and force Republicans to eat it. It\u2019s unlikely Trump would agree to that without something in exchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a more recent amnesty proposal that Democrats could dig up. The DIGNIDAD Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/04\/08\/house-freedom-caucus-dignity-act-amnesty-maria-salazar-chip-roy-ralph-norman-mary-miller\/\">introduced<\/a> by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), would legalize more illegals than the Dreamer and Big Ag amnesties, but under more limited circumstances than Biden\u2019s grand proposal. Illegal aliens who came to the U.S. before 2020 would be allowed to stay, but without a pathway to citizenship. Only Dreamers could earn that privilege, but they would have to meet certain conditions. The bill would also mandate more border security and immigration enforcement than Biden\u2019s proposal. Salazar\u2019s proposal gained zero traction when it was proposed during the current Congress, but it could be an idea that Democrats adopt. They can even claim it doesn\u2019t come from them\u2014it was crafted by a Republican! <\/p>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"u-screenreader-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">              <input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8_f7b67cac40\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!--End mc_embed_signup-->          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats\u2019 massive congressional majorities will allow them to hold the budget hostage. They could insist Trump accept some form of amnesty in exchange for funding for the government and his other projects. A few adventurous lawmakers may even propose full support for the White House ballroom to get Trump to agree to an amnesty. Whether other Democrats and Trump would support such a deal is another matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Trump\u2019s recent rhetorical shift and the Democrats\u2019 sweeping victory in the midterm elections, the odds of an amnesty bill passing are perhaps higher than at any point during Trump\u2019s two terms in office. But the most likely outcome is still that Trump sours on this idea and moves on to other things. He\u2019s done this several times before, and his continued rhetorical rejection of \u201camnesty\u201d indicates he\u2019ll do so again. However, if Democrats make amnesty their chief legislative priority, Trump could be forced into agreeing to a betrayal of the agenda he campaigned on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a grim scenario for immigration restrictionists. But it\u2019s not the first time we\u2019ve faced such a situation. Amnesty looked all but certain after the 2012 election, and nothing was put into law. A big bet on cocky Democrats crafting compromises that can get Republican support is not one I would take.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration reform is again a hot topic in Washington as Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Mullin, and key Democrats discuss a possible deal. It wouldn\u2019t be the first time such an idea has been floated, and any agreement would be hard to sell to both parties. If Democrats push ahead, they have multiple bills they could revive in the next Congress, and with large majorities and a weakened president, they might see the next two years as a window to advance one of their core goals. Some Democrats (and a few Republicans) favor broad legalization for undocumented immigrants, a aim that echoed the amnesty bills of 2007 and 2013. Historically, proponents tried to secure Republican buy-in with promises of stronger border security, but Biden\u2019s 2021 U.S. Citizenship Act offered citizenship to all undocumented immigrants with only vague border-security language and received no GOP support, making passage unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Reviving Biden-era amnesty is unlikely to gain White House or Republican backing, but it could serve as a political cudgel: Democrats in the House could push the bill, win Senate support, and trumpet Republican opposition to their base, though it would likely backfire on Republicans by reviving concerns about open borders. If Democrats aim to score points with their base, they might pursue this again, while Trump would probably oppose it unless offered concessions. The administration\u2019s stance remains debated: Trump has hinted at protecting some illegal workers in recent interviews, though he insists there would be no broad amnesty. Agriculture interests have urged leniency, and the administration has signaled flexibility on enforcement in some cases. The term \u201camnesty\u201d is subjective, and the White House is expected to seek border-security concessions in exchange for any legalization.<\/p>\n<p>Other routes exist, such as a Dreamers amnesty or an agricultural worker amnesty, both of which have drawn some bipartisan support in past years. Dreamers would grant status to those brought here as youths; farm-worker legalization would formalize the status of undocumented farmworkers and could complicate hiring rules. The Dreamers measure could accompany family-member relief, potentially reaching around two million people, while the farm-worker plan drew Republican backing in 2021. The administration has shown openness to Dreamers, though not to full amnesty, and there are varying proposals (including the DIGNIDAD Act) that could appeal to Democrats while giving Republicans a say. In short, Democrats\u2019 large majorities could allow them to leverage spending to secure some form of legalization, but uniting the left on enforcement and GOP concessions remains uncertain. Ultimately, while the odds of amnesty have seemed to rise in light of recent wins, Trump\u2019s resistance and the need for compromise make a clear path uncertain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4482,"featured_media":2704338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1870269356-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3712,3685,3813,3634],"class_list":["post-2704337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amnesty","tag-democrats","tag-immigration","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1870269356-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704337","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\/4482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2704337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2704342,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704337\/revisions\/2704342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2704338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2704337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2704337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2704337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}