Trump says he 'wouldn't sign' GOP leaders' immigration billWashington Times, Jun 15, 2018, Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin
President Trump seemed to undercut House GOP leaders’ new immigration bill Friday, suggesting in an interview that he “certainly wouldn’t sign†it if it reached his desk.
Mr. Trump, interviewed on the “Fox & Friends†morning program, was asked about the two bills GOP leaders will put up for votes next week. One is an enforcement-focused bill by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, while the other is a compromise overseen by the party leaders, which combines an amnesty for some illegal immigrants with major changes to enforcement and pathways for legal immigration.
“I’m looking at both of them. I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one,†Mr. Trump said.
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“I need a bill that gives this country tremendous border security. I have to have that,†he said.
Mr. Trump said Friday that includes ending the “catch-and-release†of illegal immigrants.
“We catch a criminal, a real criminal, a rough, tough, criminal, we take his name and then we release him, and we say, ‘Please show up to court in a couple of months,’ †Mr. Trump said. “You know what the chances of getting him to court are? Like zero.â€
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