Donald Trump’s hesitation in hiring immigration hard-liner Kris Kobach reflects the next president’s indecision on how to approach the biggest issue of his presidential campaign. As a candidate, Trump promised to build a wall on the southern border, deport 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally, ban all Muslims from entering the country and even enact additional hurdles for immigrants coming into the country legally.
But at times he has appeared to soften his stance, saying he would build a fence instead of a wall and deport only some of those in the United States illegally.
Now some aides are lobbying Trump to steer clear of Kobach and to take a more moderate stance on immigration, according to a senior transition official with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and architect of one of the nation’s toughest immigration laws, has met with Trump at least twice since Election Day as the president-elect considered him for attorney general or secretary of homeland security, but he was not offered a job.
Some anti-immigration groups cheered Trump’s appointment of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., for attorney general, but were disappointed that Trump tapped retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to head Homeland Security.
Trump is not as bad as the MSM makes him out to be. I believe he will go after the violent criminals, gang bangers, drug dealers etc. He will build his wall, LPR/citizenship for DREAMers and EAD/travel permit for the rest.
