Even if he is technically for it, he's the one who is ending the executive action (albeit over threats from state Republican AGs, sure) thus triggering this crisis for them, and further, he's the one who is making it impossible to get a bill through Congress by demanding a bunch of conservative immigration priorities that would not only deliver the wall, but slash immigration rates drastically, probably hurting the country in the long run. Realistically, DACA for the Wall alone is enough. The wall is massively expensive, ineffective at its stated goal, damaging to the environment but most of all: a huge symbolic win for him. He is just too greedy and too careless with the lives of dreamers to allow a deal to happen.
Point is, the way he is treating this situation, whether or not he says he is for DACA is irrelevant right now. In practice, he is against it and perfectly willing to deport them without breaking stride. After watching this whole song and dance play out, it's hard to believe he is actually serious about wanting a solution for the dreamers.
Thanks for clarifying. It's hard to imagine Trump handling most political issues tactfully, even if his views happen to align with a large chunk of the electorate.
