New York Congressman Mike Lawler has said that President Trump’s deportation policy is “not working” and urged him to embrace a mass amnesty for illegal aliens.
After the killing of another far-left protester who was trying to interfere with the work of federal immigration officers, Lawler has penned an op-ed in The New York Times urging Americans to “wake up after Minneapolis” and take a new approach to immigration.
He wrote in his piece:
The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this month were tragic and preventable. No matter where you stand on immigration enforcement, the shootings show that what the country has been doing is not working.
The loudest voices on each extreme have retreated to their usual corners. They have an interest in keeping our immigration problems unsolved and politically divisive. Everyone else must see that Congress and the president need to embrace a new comprehensive national immigration policy that acknowledges Americans’ many legitimate concerns about how the government has conducted immigration policy.
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After tensions have calmed, Congress can then piece together the rest of an immigration plan that settles the issue. Along with building on Mr. Trump’s border policies, a realistic plan would provide a path to legal status — not citizenship — for long-term illegal immigrants without criminal records. This path would be rigorous and fair, and it would aim to keep families together. Fair means those who benefit would face mandatory work requirements, forgo public assistance and pay fines and any back taxes they might owe.
Congress would have to change the legal immigration system, too. Lawmakers should create a system in which applicants’ merit matters more than it does now, better accounting for the country’s economic needs. I am the husband of a naturalized citizen. My wife came to the United States in pursuit of a better life. I will always fight to provide opportunity to others who have the potential and desire to contribute to America’s success.
Lawler also appeared on Fox News to explain his big idea, insiting it was not a form of “amnesty” but a “legal path” forward.
“If you have been in this country 5, 10, 20 years and you’ve not committed crimes, we want a legal path forward,” he explained. “Not amnesty.”
”The reality is that we’re not going to be able to round everybody up and kick them out,” he continued.
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler: “If you have been in this country 5, 10, 20 years and you’ve not committed crimes, we want a legal path forward. Not amnesty. The reality is that we’re not going to be able to round everybody up and kick them out.” pic.twitter.com/1cyxclRqvv
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 28, 2026
Is this what Americans voted for in 2024, when President Trump ran on a platform of mass deportations? It is a question that Lawler’s constituents may want to put to him directly.
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