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TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS DISAGREEING (AS I DO) WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SOFT STANCE ON "DACA":

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Donald Trump is not an ideologue. He is a pragmatist (and some would say, an attitudinalist). No one will agree with him all the time. He is also, despite MSM and Fake News characterizations, a man who is genuinely compassionate toward the plight of individual persons. Some of us disagree with Trump's desire to see a DACA-type solution to the issue of people in that situation. We would prefer a more "tough-stance" approach. But, this is a place where Trump is opting to err on the side of "humane approach." You and I might disagree with him on that, and he made it clear often during the campaign that he respects honest disagreement, even--perhaps especially--among his supporters. What we need to keep in mind is that while we might believe this is a mistake, Trump remains committed to the MAGA agenda, and we need to support him for that. That said, NOW is the opportunity to all of us to be a more substantive part of MAGA than ever. We can directly influ...