CNN reporting that Trump said 10-12 years path to citizenship

What was the theme song to his campaign again?

You can't deport these people. They're here. They're working legitimate jobs and many of them make significant contributions to their states, cities, and communities. We can't just get rid of these individuals by sending them back to their country of origin. Conservatives are about saving money. How much money would an operation of that size cost the taxpayer? More than it is worth IMHO.

I think it best to impose a merit based system on these Dreamers. If they have been found guilty of a felony they are deported. No questions asked. If they have been convicted of a misdemeanor within the last 3-5 years they should be given a probationary period and then have their clock start on the countdown to citizenship once that probationary period is over. Those who walk the straight and narrow for 10-15 years get their citizenship.

But we must draw a line. Once that wall is built and the border has been "secured," there must be no mercy for those who try to come here illegally. If they came over that wall the day after it was finished, and if it's found out some 20 years later that they are illegal, they're automatically deported. I don't care if they were only two when their parents took them across that border. They're gone.

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Mr President you damn well know that

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Are you talking directly to him?

I listened to Trump's sound bite yesterday evening, I had thought he said 10-12 years for dreamers?

eta I just checked, it is for dreamers only.