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The Bill Bennett Show

Can Pres. Trump Finally Solve the Immigration Problem?

The Bill Bennett Show

Bill Bennett

News, Government

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Bill talks with Byron York about Pres. Trump's decision on DACA and if the president is setting up a deal that will finally secure the border and build the wall and in return grant a pathway to legalization for the "dreamers." Then, it's back to school week and Bill talks with Checker Finn about the state of American education and what schools are doing the best job of lifting disadvantaged students to education excellence. Finally, Bill dives into the debate over race, monuments and American history with Joel Farkas.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Bill Bennett and welcome to the Bill Bennett show my new free podcast dedicated

0:06.7

to translating trauma and explaining what's really going on in Washington DC without

0:11.5

the hysteria and the fake news. We've got a big show for you

0:15.0

today so we're going to jump right in. Here to help us analyze President Trump's

0:18.9

DACA decision is Byron York. Byron York ladies and gentlemen you've've heard him before, you know who he is.

0:24.6

He is the chief political correspondent of the Washington Examiner and a Fox News contributor

0:29.5

and a really smart guy.

0:32.2

Thanks so much for joining us. Daka is what I want to talk to you about.

0:37.0

Now what happens? Let me go to the end of the story and you can pull us back. The president has said,

0:42.1

okay, no more Daka, or at least we'll let Congress deal with

0:45.8

this question. But I'm ending this program. Whether it comes back in some form will be up to the Congress.

0:55.0

Smart people I know are saying, okay, this is an opportunity for the President and the Congress to get immigration right. People regard a lot of these young

1:06.1

people who came in under DACA as sympathetic. They view them with sympathy and empathy and want to help them out but we understand this

1:17.4

program in the long run is not workable also not constitutional.

1:23.2

Two problems with it.

1:25.0

And second, here's an opportunity to get immigration right by saying things like, well, let's

1:30.9

say maybe some kind of long-term amnesty for these people came in under DACA,

1:37.7

but in exchange we get you know more e-Verify of employees coming in maybe more wall and maybe some

1:49.9

other regulations having to do with limiting legal immigration.

1:55.0

That's I think what people are thinking or hoping will happen.

1:59.2

Do I have that right and what's the likelihood?

2:01.8

Well you do have it right that that's what some people are hoping for.

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