Caption + Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Fredericksburg, Va., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. The paper writes that, while Trump repeatedly called for expelling the entire undocumented population in interviews and on the campaign trail, the written immigration plan that Trump released last August did not actually contain any mention of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants.
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“It’s that we need a, quote, fair and humane way of dealing with what is estimated to be about 11 million illegal immigrants in this country”, said Conway, who also took part in the meeting.
Asked on CNN’s State of the Union whether they will include a “deportation force” that Trump has previously called for, Conway said, “To be determined”.
Trump has insisted he is not “flip-flopping” But he told immigration activists he may consider allowing those who have not committed crimes, beyond their immigration offenses, to obtain some sort of legal status. “And I think he’s going to get this thing back on track”, Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, said Sunday.
If true, it would mark a sharp reversal for a candidate who launched his campaign for the presidency with a vow to build a giant wall on Mexico’s border, while disparaging illegal immigrants from Mexico as criminals and rapists. “He wants to double down on letting Donald Trump be Donald Trump”, Mook said.
In recent weeks, Trump has delivered several carefully scripted speeches as his team attempts to regain some semblance of control in the race following weeks of plummeting poll numbers.
Backers of Trump’s Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, have attacked the GOP nominee’s immigration policies as they seek to win over Hispanic voters – the largest growing segment of the American electorate, and one that Trump is struggling with. “If you are here illegally, you have to stay out.” she said.
And on Monday, Conway said the plan to deport 11 million people was never set in stone.
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On Sunday, new Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway declined to clarify whether or not the NY businessman backs his earlier stated plan.
