Kobach: 'Who Knows' What Trump Remarks On DACA Recipients Meant
By ESME CRIBB Published SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 10:43 AM
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) on Tuesday said he was not sure what President Donald Trump meant when he told young immigrants granted legal status by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) not to worry.
The Trump administration is expected to end the program, which shields nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Asked on MSNBC what he would tell individual DACA recipients who are worried that Trump may end the program, Kobach said they should be grateful for getting the best free public education in the western hemisphere paid for by taxpayers.
Theyre also paying taxes when theyre here as DREAMers. So theyre not relying on the American taxpayer. Theyre relying on themselves as well, right? MSNBCs Hallie Jackson responded.
No, thats not correct. The vast majority do not pay enough in taxes to compensate for the benefits that they are receiving from the government, Kobach replied. So theyre net takers from the system.
Right, but thats not correct. Thats not sort of what were talking about here, Jackson replied.
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