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'You have fully lost my vote': Trump supporters rebel against him over new policy proposal

Donald Trump supporters are rebelling against him after the former president once again put forth a policy proposal that would award green cards to immigrants with college degrees. Trump took to Truth Social at around 3:00 A.M. on Saturday morning to share a link celebrating a proposal he had previously put forth. The link, an opinion piece from the Washington Examiner, is titled, "Trump is right: Foreign graduates should get green cards." ALSO READ: Trump is losing his audience "Despite facing friendly fire from so-called national conservatives over a recent interview with the venture capitalists on the All-In podcast, former President Donald Trump’s latest insistence that foreign students be compelled to stay in the country after attending an American college exemplifies the former president’s pro-growth strain of 'America First,'" the article states. But Trump supporters were not happy about the proposal, with some even saying that he lost their vote. That includes one user, @punishedhumanbean, who has shared Trump campaign statements including that the ex-president plans to "impose tough new sentences on illegal alien criminals to MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN." That user also cited Trump's recent claim that he will be great for women's "reproductive rights." "With doubling down on stapling green cards to diplomas and the post yesterday regarding 'reproductive rights', you have fully lost my vote. You are no longer the America-First candidate that you were in 2016 and 2020," @punishedhumanbean wrote. "I tried to get on board with 'no tax on tips' and 'drill, baby, drill' instead of 'build a wall' and 'drain the swamp.' It was a spit in the face when you had an immigrant speak Spanish on stage and a punch in the gut when you called Miriam Adelson braver than veterans." The user added, "I hope to see changes but until then, I am now an uncommitted voter." Another self-identified MAGA fan, @JamesDesch, also took exception to the controversial immigration proposal. "Yeah. Sure. 'Operation Paperclip' worked out Fantastic for America and Americans. We are paying for that naïveté to this very day," the user wrote. "And now we want to double down? Not so fast!" Another user who frequently shares content from Trump and his campaign, @MajorKalhoun, said, "I disagree." "Those are still American jobs going to foreigners," the user added. "We are failing our children every time a foreigner gets an American Education and an American Job that our kids would have if our Education System wasn’t garbage. America for Americans First." A self-identified "Patriot J6 'insurrectionist'" who has "Trump is my president" in their bio, @PatriotHH, also opposed the plan. "I don’t think we should have foreigners in our schools to begin with. We need to focus on our own population and educating our own children to make America great. I don’t see how offering a green card to a foreign college graduate compels them to not share what they’ve obtained here, with their country of origin," the user wrote Saturday. "The universities are corrupt and need to be cleaned out, and Americans need opportunities first. Is our country trying to in such bad shape that we need foreigners to show us how to run it? I’m pretty sure that’s part of how we got in this mess to begin with."@Jasper1, who has "Trump won!" in their bio, also chimed in:"Ummm… No. The citizenship course and exam already exists - a college level study of American history and principles of government. Few if any colleges and universities teach this," the user wrote. "Don’t give green cards to know-nothing students. Let them apply for citizenship like everyone else."