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‘NOT AMNESTY’ IS THE NEW ‘LITTLE EXCURSION’
President Donald Trump dipped his toe into shark-infested waters on immigration during a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday, suggesting that illegal aliens who had been in the U.S. a long time, paid their taxes, and worked in immigrant-heavy sectors like agriculture and hospitality could be allowed to stay in the United States under a deal with Democrats.
Normal people call this amnesty.
However, the White House insisted to the Daily Caller on multiple occasions that because the president didn’t use the word “amnesty,” it doesn’t actually count as amnesty.
Basically, it’s the terminology that matters, not the substance of the proposal.
We’ve heard this argument before.