--- title: Jorge Ramos Says Donald Trump Should Act On Immigration description: 'Donald Trump has the addresses and the personal information of all the DREAMers.' canonical: https://time.com/4573194/jorge-ramos-president-trump/ author: Jorge Ramos article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-16T18:40:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:14.570Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Jorge Ramos: Surprise Us, Mr. Trump. Show Us Your Big Heart. og:description: Act on immigration first, please. og:url: https://time.com/4573194/jorge-ramos-president-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jorge Ramos: Surprise Us, Mr. Trump. 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In one of the most shocking U.S. elections in modern political history, Donald Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton._ by [Jorge Ramos](https://time.com/author/jorge-ramos/) ## Jorge Ramos Nov 16, 2016 6:40 PM UTC by [Jorge Ramos](https://time.com/author/jorge-ramos/) ## Jorge Ramos Nov 16, 2016 6:40 PM UTC The very first fight of the Trump administration might be [against the Dreamers and](http://time.com/3789293/behind-the-cover-americas-undocumented-immigrants/), believe me, they are warriors. Most of them were kids or babies when their parents brought them illegally to the United States. This is the only country they know. They are as American as [Barron, Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son](http://time.com/roots-donald-trump/). But they don’t have a document to prove it. I have known them for years. In 2010 four of them walked, defiantly, all the way from Miami to Washington, D. C., to bring attention to their plight. Two years later they convinced [President Obama to use his executive authority](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/20/365519963/obama-will-announce-relief-for-up-to-5-million-immigrants) to grant them work permits and protect them against deportations. Now they want to fully participate in this society but Trump is on their way. The Dreamers are, in fact, the leaders of a new immigration movement. The strategy of their parents was to hide and be silent; theirs is to be openly proud of who they are and to be in your face. The Dreamers are not going to [let Donald Trump alone](http://time.com/4566512/donald-trump-deportation-promise/). I know them. They will protest, they will risk arrest but they won’t give up. Donald Trump told me in Iowa in August 2015 that he had a [bigger heart than mine](http://fusion.net/story/188883/trump-tells-ramos-i-have-a-bigger-heart-than-you-do/). Well, now is the perfect time to show it. He has the addresses and the personal information of all the Dreamers. I just hope that he doesn’t use the federal government archives against them. After letting the Dreamers in, Trump should go for a bigger price: immigration reform. He should not wait to build a wall or fence first. The border with Mexico is 1,954 miles long. There are already physical barriers in 670 miles. It would take most of a four-year administration to try to build a wall in the other 1,284 miles (possibly at a cost of [$16 million per mile](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/us/politics/border-fence-raises-cost-questions.html)). Instead of building an unnecessary wall—[almost 40 percent of undocumented immigrants come legally](http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2015/jul/29/marco-rubio/rubio-says-40-percent-illegal-immigrants-are-overs/) and overstay their visas—Trump should just walk over to Congress. If he admires Ronald Reagan so much, then he should be like Reagan. President Obama made a big mistake by not keeping his word of introducing immigration reform during his first year in office (in 2009 Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress). Trump should learn from that. Republicans will control the Senate and the House of Representatives the next two years and Trump could get bipartisan support for a law that legalizes the majority of the undocumented population. This could be the first step to heal a seriously divided nation. But I am not naive and not holding my breath. I understand that in a Trump administration a path to citizenship is out of the question and that his emphasis will be on deportations. That is why the mayors of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Denver have vowed to remain sanctuary cities for immigrants and refugees. But to concentrate on enforcement is ill-conceived and would only increase the number of hate crimes already plaguing the country since the election. Law-abiding immigrants, who pay taxes and contribute to our economy, could be a boon to this country. They contribute much more than what they take away in social services and education. They would increase the federal budget by 700 billion dollars during the first ten years after legalization, according the bipartisan [Congressional Budget Office](http://bit.ly/2fRUzRp). To legalize immigrants is a great business. It does not make any economic sense to deport them. Mr. Trump said in a 60 Minutes interview that he would deport up to three million undocumented immigrants because of their criminal offenses. I don’t know where he got those numbers but they are wrong. Only 690,000 undocumented immigrants—or 6.3 percent of the unauthorized population—have committed felonies or serious misdemeanors, according to the [Migration Policy Institute](http://bit.ly/1ejnMlt). That means that the vast majority of the 11 million people without legal papers (93.7 percent) are not criminals. Not “terrorists,” not “rapists.” They don’t deserve to be deported. Yes, they broke the law by coming here illegally or by overstaying their visas. But they didn’t come here to commit crimes or to go to Disneyland. They came here to help us, to do the jobs nobody else wants, to make America prosper. They harvest our food, they take care of our children, they build the homes where we live and they are an essential part of our communities. According to the [American Immigration Council](http://bit.ly/2c4morC), immigrants are less likely to be criminals and to be behind bars than the native-born. Donald Trump, no question about it, has an anti-immigrant reputation among many voters. His racially charged comments about Mexican immigrants, judge Gonzalo Curiel and Muslims were widely reported during the campaign. But now, as president, he has a unique opportunity to follow America’s noble tradition of embracing immigrants, like his mother and his wife. Yes, there is an opening for change. In the same 60 Minutes interview, Trump said this about the majority of undocumented immigrants: “They are terrific people.” His words. So surprise us Mister Trump. Do the unconventional. Start with immigration. I really do hope that you have a big heart. _Jorge Ramos is the Senior News Anchor for Univision and Fusion_ ## Transcript I am officially running Aah, yeah [ APPLAUSE ]. for President of the United States [ APPLAUSE ] and we are going to make our country great again. The American Dream is dead, but if I get elected President I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before and we will make America great again. I was called by a major major reporter whose name I won't use. And he said to me what you've done has never been done Male 1: In the history of United States politics. And more and more people are resonating to what I'm saying. That's why I'm leading in every poll. We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning. I think I have to win. I'm about winning. Male 2: It's been amazing to follow and exciting because you say some shocking Things [ LAUGH ] You've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slabs, and disgusting animals. Your Twitter account. Only Rosie O'Donnell Look at those hands, are they small hands? And he referred to my hands, if they're small something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem there, I guarantee it. I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters okay? You gotta see this guy, I don't know what I said. I don't remember. [ APPLAUSE ] Here's a guy throwing punches, nasty as hell, screaming and everything else when we're talking. I mean what can happen, and we're not allowed, you know the guards are very gently with him, he's walking out like big high fives. Smiling, laughing, like to punch him in the face. [ APPLAUSE ] USA! USA! USA! When Mexico sends their people, they're not bringing their best. They're sending drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapist. I will build a great great wall On our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall. The former president of Mexico Vicente Fox, he said today, and I'm quoting him. He said, I'm not going to pay for that quote, F'ing wall. How are you going to make them pay for the wall? I will and the wall just got ten feet taller, believe me. Zero tolerance for criminal aliens, zero, zero. Now a different threat challenges the whole world. Radical Islamic Terrorism. Donald J Trump is calling for a total and complete shut down. Of Muslims entering the United States. Donald Trump, let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution? You have sacrificed nothing, and no one [ APPLAUSE ] I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs. Built great structures. I've had tremendous success. Those are sacrifices? Sure I think they're sacrifices. [ MUSIC ] As the proud daughter of your nominee I am here to tell you this is the moment and Donald Trump is the person to make America great again. [ LAUGH ] I humbly and gratefully accept. Your nomination for the presidency of the United States. And we will make America great again. God Bless you and good night. I love you. [ Music ] Ladies and gentlemen, the Republican nominee for President, Donald J. Trump. And the Democratic nominee for President Hilary Clinton . >> You're telling the enemy everything you wanted to do . >> No we're not . >> See. you're telling the enemy everything you wanted to do . >> There are different . >> Secretary, is it President Obama's fault? Wrong >> That is absolutely Wrong . >> Prove over and over again. Wrong. I also have a much better temperament than she has, you know? If Hillary knew how she would have done it already, period, end of story. I won the debate, I stayed calm just like I promised, and it is over. Goodnight, [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ LAUGH ] I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. [ LAUGH ] Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Whatever you want. Grab them by the ****. I've said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade old video Are one of them. This is nothing more than a distraction from the important issues we're facing today. You bragged that you have sexually assaulted women, do you understand that? No I didn't say that at all. I don't think you understood what was said. This was lock Locker room talk . >> Just breaking a damning report from the New York Times that claims Donald Trump inappropriately touched two women, the first nearly [ INAUDIBLE ] That more women now accuse Donald Trump of improper physical contact . >> The People Magazine writer who said that Donald Trump kissed her and groped her in 2005 while she was interviewing him and his then pregnant wife Melania . >> These vicious claims About me, of inappropriate conduct with women. Are totally, and absolutely false. I didn't know any of these women, I didn't see these women. And I didn't even apologize to my wife, who's sitting right here, cuz I didn't do anything. Thank you. Do you make the same commitment that you will absolutely, Sir, that you will absolutely accept the result of this election? I will look at it at the time. I'm not looking at anything now, I'll look at it at the time. And I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election. If I win. 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