“I want to take that because I want to take into account what the people say'”. The convention runs through July 21. Donald Trump’s insistence that he would remove 11 million immigrants living in the shadows was a major part of his appeal during the Republican Primary.
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It’s not clear whether as president Trump would seek to challenge the status of such children, whom he has called “anchor babies” – a term derided by immigration advocates.
Donald Trump promises to end his open debate with himself in a speech in Arizona on Wednesday to clarify whether he’d deport more than 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally or retreat on his proposal for a so-called deportation force.
Ahead of his immigration-focused speech, PolitiFact collected Trump’s various comments about mass deportations.
“From day one I said that I was going to build a great wall on the SOUTHERN BORDER, and much more”, Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
“Every time an African-American citizen, or any citizen, loses their job to an illegal immigrant, the rights of that American citizen have been violated”, he said.
And in case you’re wondering about Hilary Clinton’s anti-illegal immigration policy – well, it essentially mirrors that of the president. “He’s actually having a conversation”.
In an interview Monday, Pence told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Trump’s stance on immigration from earlier in the campaign is “exactly the same as the principles he’s standing on today” but that the campaign expects to add more details on Wednesday.
“You see a CEO at work”.
“Our message to the world will be this: You can not obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country”, Trump said.
Trump’s question was not rhetorical, and he spent the next minute or so asking the audience various immigration-related questions and measuring their responses by applause.
The Republican presidential nominee also doubled down on his hard-line vow to build a wall along the Mexican border to further keep immigrants out and pledged to make it virtually impossible for illegal immigrants to receive welfare benefits while making their home in America.
But Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who has worked with Trump to shape his tax and economic plans, says the vagueness on Trump’s economic policies was by design.
Trump says the U.S. “And you have to secure the border”. It’s a silly argument. It only makes common sense.
Trump later insisted that that is not amnesty, adding that they’d have to leave the country before being allowed back.
Without offering any details about his plan or how he plans to make certain legal immigrants are not affected, Trump boomed, “these global gangs and cartels will be a thing of the past”. You have to get rid of the criminals.
“Trump and Arpaio are friends”. “We have no choice”. Trump could be fined up to $16,000 for each non-citizen that he hired, and he could face up to six months in prison for each violation. “But on immigration, Trump has to find the happy medium, and it looks like he’s trying to find it”, said Jim Whitehead, a retiree at Pence’s Dalton rally.
Trump’s running mate told Fox News Wednesday that Trump immediately responded to an invitation by Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto to meet. I have thousands of Mexican people working for me right now and have over the years. It’s going to remain very strong.
“I guess that depends on the day you ask”, Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, said.
Many academics and economists have said that Trump’s notion of impounding remittances could have devastating consequences, harming poor communities and families that rely on funds from overseas to provide food and shelter. But he would not answer a question from Cooper about whether he would still attempt to deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country.
Once the initial deportations of undocumented workers who are criminals occur, he said, “then we can talk”.
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He even told CNN that there’s a “very good chance” that all the rest would be deported later. “We’re going to see what happens”.
