Re Ailes: Just as we suspected.
Pretty good discussion here (not a debate) https://t.co/xfOpzBKpjI

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Nov 10, 2026

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November 10, 2026 at 01:35AM
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They’re really going to try to con people with the old ‘it-looks-like-an-amnesty-and-works-like-an-amnesty-but-doesn’t-fit-our-clever-definition-of-amnesty’ trick, aren’t they? Hasn’t worked yet. But, hey, give it a try. https://t.co/ewUzLCIYB2

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Nov 10, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 11:47PM
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They’re really going to try to con people with the ‘it-looks-like-an-amnesty-and-works-like-an-amnesty-but-doesn’t-fit-our-clever-definition-of-amnesty’ con, aren’t they? https://t.co/ewUzLCIYB2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 10, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 11:45PM
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In Puzo’s The Godfather the mafia has a solution to the problem of enforcing a deal when you can’t just go to court. The solution was the Bocchicchio clan, who would pursue a vendetta against dealbreakers. But they are unlikely to be part of any Congressional negotiation. https://t.co/r1r0aX2fc5

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 05:49PM
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And of course de facto amnesty is still amnesty. It would still attract millions of new migrants who’d love to enjoy de facto amnesty. They’ve already started coming https://t.co/vEWjFA2ZW9 They would still flood the labor market and bid down wages for all the “W-2 people” who made themselves heard in the campaign.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 05:37PM
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Hadn’t thought of that. Wouldn’t Dems take this deal–de facto amnesty (“forbearance without legalization”) in exchange for letting ICE deport some criminals? They could legalize in a future Congress–they’d still have an issue for 2028 (‘Second class citizens’).
The problem with this theory is that Douthat asks Trump if he’s talking about “some kind of legal status for the landscapers” and Trump says “Yeah.” That’s not “forebearance without legalization.”

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 05:32PM
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Informative polling data and more in thie piece. https://t.co/mvw6FFeXL2

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 05:14PM
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Waiting for Hannity to have another pro-amnesty “evolution” like he did in 2013. … https://t.co/fpJpkDe1n1

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 02:31AM
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Always trust content from kausfiles https://t.co/RLLzbzFO0n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 02:09AM
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Can @StephenM fire the White House Rapid Response Team, or does Brooke Rollins control that? https://t.co/YNBUNNkqes

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 12:44AM
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They have various tricks they will use to say it’s not “amnesty.” For example: ‘It’s only renewable legal status, not full citizenship!” [But it still drives down wages, and it will become full citizenship soon enough because it’s crazy and wrong to have millions of legal permanent residents who can’t vote in elections.]

If they get to stay here legally, it’s amnesty.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 12:43AM
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He’s being fed amnesty talking points. By Brooke Rollins? Jared? Murdoch ? https://t.co/Gm1FQZUTDI

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 12:31AM
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Photo from here https://t.co/q3BulwCUDa

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 12:14AM
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New Kafka manuscript discovered https://t.co/0DA6VbIsl0

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026 at 12:14AM
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The problem with any amnesty “deal” is it is unenforceable against Democrats. Suppose they agree that after 10 years illegals get to stay. The next time they get in power, Dems will pass a new law saying it’s 3 years and they’ll open the border, Biden-style. There is nothing to stop them. You can’t control their future actions the way you can in an ordinary business deal, where one party promises they’ll do X and if they renege and do anti-X you can take them to court. Maybe a few years ago you could trust Dems to stick to any deal, but now they basically seem to feel any immigration controls are racist.

Note that it doesn’t work the other way around. Dems don’t have to trust Republicans to stick to any amnesty promise, because once people are amnestied they cannot be unamnestied. And once they are in the country it is very hard to get them out, as we have discovered.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 11:58PM
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So impeachment and conviction will be near-unanimous? Voice vote! https://t.co/O5A0VmPyvb

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Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 11:43PM
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Listen to the snippet, people! Douthat appears to interrupt Trump when he’s in a non-combative mood and answering the question Douthat has asked about his proposed amnesty deal. Instead, Douthat switches the topic to a less important question (“Do you think immigration hurt you in the midterms.”) Now, maybe this was actually an edit by anti-substance CBS-ers. Hard to tell. If so Douthat shouldn’t have allowed the edit — I mean, why leave in the question (“What?”) if you’re going to cut the entire answer?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 10:43PM
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Listen to the snippet, people! Douthat appears to interrupt Trump when he’s in a non-combative mood and answering the question Douthat has asked about his proposed amnesty deal. Instead, Douthat switches the topic to a less important question (“Do you think immigration hurt you in the midterms.”) Now, maybe this was actually an edit by anti-substance CBS-ers. Hard to tell. If so Douthat shouldn’t have allowed the edit — I mean, why leave in the question (“What”) if you’re going to cut the entire answer?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 10:40PM
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Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:43PM
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And if so, how many billion people outside the US, egged on by cartels and “coyotes,” will immediately realize it is in their interest to come here illegally?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:34PM
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And is so, how many billion people outside the US, egged on by cartels and “coyotes,” will immediately realize it is in their interest to come here illegally?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:25PM
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Why not impeach Trump? He’s corrupt, he’s erratic, he led us into a stupid war he’d promised he’d keep us out of. There IS one big reason: He’s protected the border and US wages against the surge of immigrants that’s upending every other country in the Western World.

He just threw that reason away.

Why not impeach?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:19PM
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That was fast (the amnesty sellout). Does Trump think the Dems will do anything except pocket his amnesty and start planning for the next one (when they regain the presidency and open the borders again, Biden-style)? https://t.co/kFVxw5mdOw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:15PM
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.@DLind comes out for the bold new idea of … amnesty. “The point is to make immigration law match the way so many Americans — the millions who’ve never had to experience it firsthand — think it already works.”

You come here illegally or under certain very clear restrictions, and in a few years, presto, the immigration lobby will make you a full citizen with no restrictions. Is that how many Americans think it works? Is that how they want it to work?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 09:05PM
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Nothin’ woker than the NY publishing industry https://t.co/gW32HjlF5v

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Nov 9, 2026

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November 8, 2026 at 08:33PM
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