White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded on Thursday to questions about Rep. Maria Salazar’s Dignity Act, which would give illegal aliens a path to citizenship or renewable seven-year legal status.
Leavitt told the Daily Caller’s Reagan Reese that the President had not seen the legislation and that he “will not support amnesty for illegal aliens in any way.”
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Reese: Congresswoman Salazar introduced legislation that would give some illegal immigrants in the country a path to citizenship. Ten Republicans signed on to what she’s calling the Dignity Act. I’m curious what the White House’s position is on the legislation, and if the President would veto this bill, if it made it to his desk?
Leavitt: From my understanding, the White House, nor the President, has actually read through this legislation. We’ve been focused on, of course, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed, which is another historic accomplishment of this president in record time, the genius act this week, the rescissions package, that’s been the focus of the White House, but the President has made it very clear he will not support amnesty for illegal aliens in any way.
The President has said that he does not support amnesty, but his administration is doing a “work program.” Lori Chavez-Deremer, who previously co-sponsored the Dignity Act in 2023, has said the work deal will include “streamlining” the process for aliens through the work visa program.
This comes after Charlie Kirk claimed on his show that the President was being pressured by “high-level people” to sign a bipartisan mass amnesty deal to grant amnesty for 25 million+ people who are in our country illegally.
It is unclear exactly what the terms of the President’s work program would entail, and Leavitt wouldn’t say.
When asked a follow-up question on the President’s idea of a work deal versus amnesty, given his and Deremer’s support for a bill that would “streamline” work visas for illegal aliens, Leavitt repeated the same answer she had already given.
Conradson: Just a follow-up on Reagan’s question, Representative Salazar’s bill grants illegal aliens legal status for seven-year increments. It also gives a permanent path to residency for so-called dreamers. And, you know, President Trump and Labor Secretary Chavez, who previously co-sponsored a version of this bill when she was in the House, they’ve spoken about a work deal similar to the bill, I believe. What’s the difference between your work deal and amnesty?
Leavitt: look, as I told, Reagan, the President, the White House, have not reviewed this specific piece of legislation. It’s just not where our focus has been, but the President, for one, has been very clear he does not support amnesty.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Rep. Salazar’s Dignity Act would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who are currently living and working in the United States.
Salazar said in a press conference on Wednesday that “over 10 million people, or more,” will benefit from her amnesty bill, while repeating the Democrat talking point that “we will not have food by this Friday” without them.
She even admitted that “yes, they broke the law.”
The bill would give a seven-year legal status, which can be renewed, to illegal aliens and “legal status and a path to permanent residency” to so-called “dreamers.”
It would even give protections and a pathway to citizenship for criminals like El Salvadoran MS-13 gang member Kimar Garcia Abrego, who the Trump Administration is still trying to deport after a judge ordered his return from an El Salvadoran prison.
Rep. Maria Salazar’s Mass Amnesty “Dignity Act” Provides Pathway to Citizenship for MS-13 Member Kilmar Garcia and Other Violent Criminals
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