HMMM: This is a Brilliant Move by Donald Trump, Erick Erickson writes at Red State:

Hate Donald Trump all you want, be offended by his proposal all you want, but it is really brilliant politics for Trump right now in the Republican primary and the reactions from the other candidates prove it. All the people attacking Trump on his immigration proposals now attacking him on this have done themselves no favors within the primary process.

Have none of these people read Art of the Deal? This is an opening, bombastic salvo to set the terms of negotiations and the other candidates except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) just decided to negotiation in Barack Obama’s position. And it comes at a time some polls are suggesting Trump is starting to fade in places like Iowa.

Again, ignore the merits and constitutionality — the politics of this work to his advantage.

And if they end up making he and the rest of the GOP appear to be unelectable — well, Trump probably wouldn’t lose that much sleep over that, either.

Related: “Homeland Security Secretary: If You Don’t Know Muslims Want Peace, You Don’t Know Islam” — a reminder of why Trump’s bombastic rhetoric scores with many voters who’ve tuned out the most PC administration in history.