The president said it was important to “pay close attention” when there was a rise in intolerance and calls for “banning certain classes of people”, a clear allusion to Trump’s call past year to ban all Muslims from entering the country “until we find out what’s going on”. Any immigrants who want full citizenship must return to their countries of origin and get in line, he told reporters – but he would not rule out a pathway to legal status for the millions living in the US illegally, as he did in a long-awaited policy speech last week.
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Trump’s immigration speech last week in Arizona was met with criticism.
The New York businessman said that before considering how to deal with millions of illegal immigrants who are obeying USA laws and contributing to American society, he first wants to evict criminal elements like drug smugglers and build a border wall.
In an interview to NBC News, Pence, the vice presidential running mate of Trump, said that the fate of the undocumented immigrants would be considered after the deportation of criminal aliens.
“I don’t expect that that’s going to change simply because Mr. Trump has gotten a little more attention than usual”, he said.
But asked Monday aboard his plane whether he could rule out a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants, Trump declined. He also said he was fine with the moderators announced last week. During an interview with ABC News, Clinton said, “It’s clear his advisers are scrambling to try to present a new and different Donald Trump, but the fact is, there is no new or different Donald Trump”. “Just shows you how important OH is”.
Clinton’s 25-minute question-and-answer session was her first extensive availability with reporters since early December.
While Labor Day has traditionally been the kickoff to the fall campaign, both Clinton and Trump have been locked in an intense back-and-forth throughout the summer. As he left Cleveland for his next stop in Youngstown, Trump extended a rare invitation to a handful of journalists on his private jet, and said that “on occasion”, he will invite journalists to travel with him. “We are now in full campaign mode”.
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The former secretary of state raised a combined $143 million in August for her campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties – her best month yet.
