Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign stop in Hampton, N.H., on Friday.
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If Donald Trump were to win the presidential election, he would deport all undocumented immigrants. “I’m turning down so much money”, he said. “And all of a sudden, nobody knows… the baby’s here”, he said. During an interview recorded on August 15, but set to air on the August 16 edition of “Meet the Press,” Trump elaborated on his immigration plans.
There are an estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants. He also complained that the United States was going it alone in helping defend allies against North Korea.
Despite criticism from some within his own party – GOP primary opponent Jeb Bush called those comments “extraordinarily ugly” – Trump doubled down and has, since launching his bid in June, maintained a persistent lead in polls of the GOP field. We get our aircraft.
Trump said he would repeal Obama’s executive order offering protection from deportation for those brought to the US illegally as children.
“They have to go … we either have a country, or we don’t have a country”, he added.
Obama in November announced a unilateral change to U.S. immigration policy designed to shelter millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and provide them with three-year work permits.
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When asked what would happen to immigrants who had nowhere to return to, Trump echoed his previous statements. He used to be in favor of abortion rights.
