Following Mike Lindell receiving President Trump’s “COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT”, a few week old video has resurfaced with Mike Lindell discussing immigration policy with Esme Murphy on WCCO. In the clip, Lindell offered a plan that many saw as amnesty though he argued on The Truth Hurts Show that he misspoke. 

Mass deportations is one of the critical issues that won President Trump the 2024 election. Joe Biden allowed about 15 million illegal immigrants into our country that have taken advantage of taxpayers, committed crimes against Americans, and destroyed the rule of law. Amnesty has long been a tool of the left to reward criminal illegal aliens, change our country’s demographics, encourage future illegal immigration, and have millions of new voters that will vote for candidates who support open borders.

The clip that has received recent media attention featured Lindell arguing for conditional work visas that illegal immigrants must sign up for within six months. The illegal immigrants would be fingerprinted at a courthouse and must pay taxes. All illegal immigrants with previous criminal convictions would face deportation as would all who commit a gross misdemeanor or worse in the future. Illegal aliens who do not commit a gross misdemeanor or worse will be eligible for future work visas. 

Lindell described the plan as “lifetime probation” in a town hall on Wednesday, July 22nd at Sauk Center High School. At the town hall, Lindell premised the immigration argument by discussing his previous encounters with illegal aliens working in cotton fields in California. Lindell says that he was buying cotton to produce the My Pillow products and discovered that a cotton field’s competitor was using illegal aliens and was paying them slave wages. Lindell says he met with the illegal immigrants and was told that horrific crimes had been committed against them.

A4L founder Jake Duesenberg pressed Lindell on Friday, July 24th on his immigration policy. In this interview, Lindell says he misspoke, is not in favor of amnesty, and points people to the platform on his campaign website. The full interview can be seen below:

Lindell is seemingly arguing that his potential plan would not be amnesty because the illegal immigrants would not be granted citizenship. Opponents would argue that allowing illegal immigrants to stay at all is amnesty.

The Lindell immigration plan is couched with several conservative policies. This includes requiring illegal aliens to learn English, requiring English proficiency to get a drivers license, and requiring that business owners who hire illegal aliens that are not signed up for the work visa will be sent to jail. Lindell also released a video on his social media to provide more clarification on his viewpoint.

It is important to remember that immigration is almost exclusively a federal issue with limited state involvement. The Governor of Minnesota would require federal cooperation in any immigration plan, which may be unlikely due to DC gridlock.

Lindell’s main primary opponents, MNGOP-endorsed Kendall Qualls and RINO Lisa Demuth were quick to go on the attack against Lindell for the immigration position. Of course, RINO Lisa Demuth does not tell people that she negotiated with Democrats to keep giving free healthcare to illegal immigrant children, did not fully eliminate free healthcare for illegal alien adults, expanded free healthcare for refugees, honored the fraud-ridden Somali community, and wouldn't even utter the phrase "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant"! As seen below, liberal Lisa Demuth calls illegals "undocumented people"!

As seen in The Truth Hurts interview, Lindell admits that he made a campaign blunder and wants to make it clear to voters that he is opposed to amnesty. Lindell also pointed to his work with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in Chicago learning how illegal immigrants are destroying inner cities.

Voters will have to make their own judgments on Lindell’s immigration plan and his anti-establishment candidacy for Governor. The Lindell campaign was responsive to A4L questions regarding this policy.

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