As of Thursday night, no one knows for sure what President Trump is going to announce regarding the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
An unnamed senior administration official told Fox News that Trump “is expected to announce plans to end the Obama administration program” as early as Friday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and homeland security adviser Tom Bossert on Thursday told reporters a final decision hasn’t been made.
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert on DACA: "My position today is that the administration is still reviewing the policy." pic.twitter.com/SKSE7sJHjY
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 31, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says a final decision has not be made on DACA. https://t.co/TsbgvxrOO6 pic.twitter.com/LK3qO0kpuk
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 31, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl that the president is still mulling the decision.
VP Mike Pence tells @jonkarl that Pres. Trump is mulling ending DACA, but will make the decision with "big heart." https://t.co/YcyYzrCbtx pic.twitter.com/HKr7vu6WgX
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 31, 2017
So, we don’t know much aside from the clue President Trump gave earlier this year when he said DREAMers “shouldn’t be very worried” and that he has “a big heart.”
POTUS: "The DACA situation is a very, very difficult thing for me because I love these kids. I love kids. I have kids and grandkids."
— Lauren S. Camera (@laurenonthehill) February 16, 2017
Trump says most DACA beneficiaries are "incredible kids" and hints that there will be some kind of amnesty for them.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 16, 2017
Of course, the size and/or existence of Trump’s heart has been up for question to progressives, who reminded the public Thursday that any opposition to the DACA program is rooted in racism, not the rule of law. Here’s Rolling Stone opinion writer Jesse Berney with a PSA.
https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/903322625186959362
“Literally.”
Because borders are racist? https://t.co/RLhg8KVPjX
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/903323169620156416
https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/903323379427631109
https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/903323944312348673
We’re convinced. In case you aren’t, here’s Igor Volsky with another angle you might not have considered.
Just to be clear: ending #DACA & subjecting 800,000 DREAMers to deportation is about advancing a white supremacist agenda. Nothing more.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) August 31, 2017
Just to be clear:
Nope.
— RightWired (@_donaldson) August 31, 2017
This is the absolute worst line of argument against this move, which is naturally why people like Volsky are pushing it. https://t.co/oVjAgaEGIV
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) August 31, 2017
Democrats caged children who poured across the border on the promise of other people's money.
STFU, Fontleroy. pic.twitter.com/92babpOLzq
— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) September 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/BlackPilledPete/status/903383248004403200
White supremacist
Nazi
Fascist
Racist
Sexist
Homophobic>yawn< https://t.co/uBBifGJBZ9
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/amysezstuff/status/903395126550044677
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/903392290235932674
https://twitter.com/DJH_2036/status/903393023937138688
https://twitter.com/rekon345/status/903377086064324613
https://twitter.com/jonathansword/status/903400419929362433
Since the EO creating DACA was illegal, ending it is following the law.
— Bill Ferris (@cwferris) September 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/ethanbetterton/status/903337299441852417
Well I'm glad you decided not to be taken seriously for another 7 1/2 years. https://t.co/d86FxsdW4k
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) August 31, 2017
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Related:
She PERSISTED (in making an ass of herself): Kamala Harris’s #DefendDACA tweetstorm is panderiffic https://t.co/HwpeGD72Wi
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 15, 2017
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