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They're illegal themselves. They're all illegal.
They're illegal themselves. They're all illegal.
Yeah, they live there. They work there. They're hanging out there. Whatever it is.
Yeah, they live there. They work there. They're hanging out there. Whatever it is.
I get it. I get it. But the idea of what the law is is pretty clear. The idea of whether everybody is the same within that bucket is not true. For instance, Dreamers. I only feel complete compassion for this group of people
I get it. I get it. But the idea of what the law is is pretty clear. The idea of whether everybody is the same within that bucket is not true. For instance, Dreamers. I only feel complete compassion for this group of people
who have, through no will of their own, have been put in a position where they are not able to succeed or fail on their own merits in this country because of their designation as Dreamers. Trump agrees with that. He was going to do it as a one-off in his first term, and the Republicans wouldn't let him, if you'll remember. Why?
who have, through no will of their own, have been put in a position where they are not able to succeed or fail on their own merits in this country because of their designation as Dreamers. Trump agrees with that. He was going to do it as a one-off in his first term, and the Republicans wouldn't let him, if you'll remember. Why?
Because they had givebacks that they wanted, chain migration and other things. The dreamer should be taken care of and taken out of this equation. And the fact that it's not is just ugly politics.
Because they had givebacks that they wanted, chain migration and other things. The dreamer should be taken care of and taken out of this equation. And the fact that it's not is just ugly politics.
DACA has a specific legal definition.
DACA has a specific legal definition.
You can't spend your way out of the problem. And it is a great, if misleading, statistic that we pay the most and we get the least. There are a lot of problems with the cost structure, and that is also state by state.
You can't spend your way out of the problem. And it is a great, if misleading, statistic that we pay the most and we get the least. There are a lot of problems with the cost structure, and that is also state by state.
It's misleading in that the reason it is expensive is because what goes into government funding in the first place. If you look at the funding, it's not that the kid gets $9,000 a year. It's that the system of what the unions have to โ what the unions get out of it. and what all the staffing is, and the transportation, and the physical plants.
It's misleading in that the reason it is expensive is because what goes into government funding in the first place. If you look at the funding, it's not that the kid gets $9,000 a year. It's that the system of what the unions have to โ what the unions get out of it. and what all the staffing is, and the transportation, and the physical plants.
There's all this other stuff that goes in it that's all very expensive in America. So that's not why you're failing. Why you're failing is very complicated. Getting rid of the DOE isn't going to necessarily automatically make things better because the states will have more control. Milton Friedman was very good on this. Get rid of the Department of Education.
There's all this other stuff that goes in it that's all very expensive in America. So that's not why you're failing. Why you're failing is very complicated. Getting rid of the DOE isn't going to necessarily automatically make things better because the states will have more control. Milton Friedman was very good on this. Get rid of the Department of Education.
He would say yes, but then when you asked him for the rationale, he would wind up really just, it's about scaling. And again, these are political choices. Can Trump do it alone? No, that's easy. That's Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. If Congress funds it, Congress controls its existence. So you need Congress to get rid of a government agency.
He would say yes, but then when you asked him for the rationale, he would wind up really just, it's about scaling. And again, these are political choices. Can Trump do it alone? No, that's easy. That's Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. If Congress funds it, Congress controls its existence. So you need Congress to get rid of a government agency.