Democrats overplayed their hand on immigration and are now getting called on their bluff.
Hilario Yanez, a man protected by the Obama-era DACA program for being brought to the US illegally as an infant, appeared on Fox News Saturday to praise President Trump’s leadership on immigration and slam Democrats for allegedly using illegal immigrants as “pawns.”
“At the end of the day, here’s a guy who wants to provide a pathway to citizenship for myself and, you know, really make a difference in my life,” Yanez said of President Trump.
The “Dreamer” also supported the president’s proposals to cut both legal and illegal immigration, including the construction of a wall along the southern border and the elimination of the visa lottery program.
“Also, I believe we need to have border security so this doesn’t happen again,” he asserted.
Yanez continued:
“And if a wall is necessary to provide another layer for border security to do their job in a safe and responsible manner, then, you know, I think it’s necessary to fund it. The diversity lottery — I think it’s outdated, I think it’s time for people who want to come to the United States to focus on skills so they can contribute to the American economy.”
He criticized Democrats for their refusal to back President Trump’s proposed immigration compromise, which would grant legal status and a path to citizenship to the roughly 800,000 current recipients of DACA as well as an additional 1 million illegal aliens who would have qualified for the program had they applied.
“The Democratic leadership, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, really have no clear message,” Yanez said. “We have been confused, I think at the end of the day they have been using us as pawns.”
He also disapproved of January’s government shutdown, which occurred when Senate Democrats refused to vote for a stopgap government funding measure as a way of calling attention to DACA.
Congress has until March 5 to act, after which time beneficiaries of DACA will become subject to deportation unless legislative protections are passed.
“We should have never shut down the government over DACA,” Yanez maintained. “We should have never held our American people and our military hostage.”
He concluded by saying that he would “do anything to serve this country, to die for this country.”
“All I need is a chance,” he said.
That interview was inspiring.
— Tom Brown (@tbone9070) February 10, 2018
He need to be the one to negotiate with Trump for Dreamer, screw the Democrats, just remember Republicans are the one that will make it happen with Trumps as president. ?
— CHUCK ?OKC (@usssal1) February 10, 2018
Thank you for your honesty and
Love of America??????❤— carol@carol2017ca (@carolcarol20173) February 10, 2018
I wonder what nasty name the dems will call him?
— MPenny (@M_Pence2) February 10, 2018
A dreamer who gets it. The demands don’t sit well with us but I agree, I could stand with this guy – this is who America needs, not entitlement demands that they were never entitled to!
— Veronica▪Covfefe ?? (@ShShShShShSh555) February 10, 2018
Now this man should be put at the front of the line for citizenship….Well said sir….I can respect that at least he wasn’t crying and he acted like a man!!
— Jim (@Jimd1985three) February 10, 2018
Finally, a Dreamer who understands and appreciates. Sadly, he is outnumbered by the entitled ones.
— Trust?? (@2Trust45) February 10, 2018
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