In a speech following his trip to Mexico, Donald Trump laid out his 10 point immigration plan last night which included “no amnesty” for anyone entering the USA illegally.
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Sticking to his harsh immigration rhetoric, Donald Trump today vowed “no amnesty” for millions of undocumented migrants living in the United States and threatened to deport them if he becomes president.
Trump is also bringing no members of his traveling press corps – a major reversal of tradition for presidential candidates holding worldwide meetings. “We agreed on the importance of ending the illegal flow of drugs, cash, guns and people across our border and to put the cartels out of business”, he said.
Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, today called Donald Trump a “diplomatic embarrassment” when asked on “Good Morning America” about the real estate mogul’s trip to Mexico Wednesday.
I am going to create a new special deportation task force focused on identifying and quickly removing the most risky criminal illegal immigrants in America who have evaded justice, just like Hillary Clinton has evaded justice, okay.
Trump told the crowd in Phoenix that immigration reform should benefit the people already living here legally. In Phoenix, he stressed the importance of booting out criminals, saying he is “going to create a new special deportation task force focused on identifying and quickly removing the most unsafe criminal illegal immigrants”.
A Honduran immigration detainee, his feet shackled as a security precaution, boards a deportation flight to San Pedro Sula, Honduras in 2013..
The Washington Post estimated that between 5 and 6.5 million immigrants fall into those two categories.
In addition, Trump says there is no path to legal status for millions of undocumented workers.
Pena Nieto did say that Mexicans felt “aggrieved” and had disagreements with Trump, but most felt that it was not enough. “I’m about Americanism”, said Rhonda Davis. At one moment, promising to rid the land of criminal immigrants, he shouted that “in the first hour they are gone”, and the throng exulted.
Bannon, now called the CEO of the Trump campaign, has been a fan of the hard-line approach on immigration as well as other issues. And so he came back across the border and then it’s all about “Mexico is going to build the wall”.
Trump delivered a primetime speech outlining his immigration policies and doubled down on some of his hardline rhetoric.
Journal: Hours after seeming to ease his immigration and trade policy while standing with Mexico’s president, Donald Trump reiterated the tough stance that powered his Republican presidential campaign. “Mexico is going to pay for it”.
He said that police and other law enforcement officers know who these people are and are prevented from arresting them.
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Trump on Wednesday night said that he would immediately force out immigrants living in the country illegally who’ve committed crimes, as well as expel people who’ve overstayed visas.
