If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he'd probably be deported

[Delmar]

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 09:41 PM
Star Member riversedge (35,792 posts)

If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he'd probably be deported: Here are the Trump qualifications....




Fun read.




If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he'd probably be deported

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-merit-immigration-deported-20170804-story.html



How might President Donald Trump fare in the "merit-based" immigration scheme he just endorsed?

If he were an immigrant, there's a decent chance he'd get kicked out of the country.

The economy-crippling bill that Trump embraced this week includes much to dislike. It would cut legal immigration levels in half, flouting Trump's prior pledges not to reduce legal immigration or be unfair to those who've patiently waited in line — some for years.

Despite what he and the bill's Senate sponsors suggest, it also wouldn't increase the number of skilled or merit-based immigrants. Instead, it would change how "skills" and "merit" are defined, replacing our current employer-centered system with a points-based one — and then scaling back eligibility for almost everyone else.

For insight into how thoughtfully designed this new system is, let's try a high-profile test case: the leader of the free world.

Under the bill, points would be awarded for age, education, extraordinary achievement, English-language proficiency, entrepreneurial initiative and having a high-paying job offer. There's also a tiny bonus for those already scheduled to receive a green card under the old system's family preference category. The top score available is 90, by my tally. (There's some ambiguity about the scoring.)

Here's how Trump — or at least, a foreign national with roughly his qualifications — would do.

Age: zero points. People older than 51 don't earn points. Trump is 71. The best ages to be under this system, by the way, are 26 to 30. (Darn millennials.)

Education: 6. Trump has a bachelor's degree from a U.S. university.

Record of extraordinary achievement: zero. Trump may have starred in a network reality show and (allegedly) sunk 30-foot putts, but what counts as "extraordinary achievement" is limited to two categories.

One is winning a Nobel Prize or comparable recognition in a science or social science field. No luck there.

The other is recently winning an Olympic medal (individual event only, no relays!) or placing first in another comparable international athletic event.

English-language ability: zero. To receive points here, you need to score in the top half of those taking an officially sanctioned English proficiency exam, such as the TOEFL.

Success on this exam's writing section requires using "appropriate word choice," effectively addressing a topic and displaying "unity, progression and coherence." Consider how the coiner of "covfefe" might perform.

The TOEFL speaking section includes responding to a simple question prompt. Scoring well requires staying on topic, being intelligible and exhibiting "sustained, coherent discourse."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029421668

No need to read past the first sentence.  President Trump isn't an immigrant--much less, an illegal immigrant.  He is a citizen of the United States and he enjoys the rights and privileges that go along with that. 

Shitgibbons think illegal aliens have as much right to citizenship as citizens.

[franksolich]

How come President Trump's, well, president and a billionaire, and the riversedge primitive isn't?

[Tess Anderson]

If riversedge were a Muslim, she would have certainly been stoned to death by now.

[Ralph Wiggum]

How come President Trump's, well, president and a billionaire, and the riversedge primitive isn't?

Bingo!

An illogical premise to begin with.

[BlueStateSaint]

DU threads such as this one are all exercises in this activity . . .

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

If Trump were an immigrant the Proglodytes would be working feverishly to keep him from being deported.

[DLR Pyro]

Star Member riversedge (35,792 posts)

If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he'd probably be deported:

and if the queen had balls, she would be king, so what's the point of your inane  "if, then" scenarios other than it's great material for your marathon mental masturbation sessions.

[Rufus2010]

Of course, to the DUmbfuks, Barry Hussein isn't an illegal alien.

DUchebags.

[SVPete]

If fishes were birds they might taste like chicken.

[Skul]

I like pie.

[SVPete]

I like pie.

Too meaningful.

[Old n Grumpy]

Id any of you dump monkeys were immigrants they wouldn't even let you fat, lazy, debt ridden, useless unhealthy ass holes off the plane. No country wants a bunch of useless whiners who are never happy with thier lot in life and always looking for someone else to make it better for them.
ESAD.