09-25-2017, 09:06 PM -
(09-25-2017, 08:02 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: Does it really matter how he speaks if his actions are largely similar to those of the standard politicians before him?
Deportations are actually lower under Trump than Obama. That sort of thing must disappoint his support. You could argue he's your classic politician - lots of failed promises.
1. Obama's number 1 priority was criminals. His number 2 priority, I agree, was unauthorised arrivals from Mexico - yet this didn't stop him calling for an amnesty and route to citizenship. He had no interest in deporting anyone with settled roots in the US and no criminal record, hence his 2014 executive order.
2. The lack of deportations under Trump has mostly been because of breathtaking incompetence, ie. completely unconstitutional executive orders which were successfully challenged in court. Not because he never had any intention of following through on his calls.