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Trump says he’s open to ‘softening’ immigration laws in ‘Hannity’ town hall

“They shouldn’t be here. they’re still great people, right?”

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Once again yesterday, Trump came under pressure in a group of Hispanic leaders to “soften” this position, which he talked about later on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox.

Sean Hannity, Fox News anchor, hosted a town hall event on immigration Tuesday, during which Trump was asked if he would change US law in order to accommodate illegal immigrants who were obeying laws and contributing to society. What that means: What Trump called “everybody else” – i.e., lower level offenders with jobs and ties to communities – will remain subject to removal, but will not be targeted by proactive, stepped-up deportation efforts.

“People who have run afoul of the law gotta leave immediately”, Pence said.

Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, indicated to CBS that the details of Trump’s proposed deportation force were a work in progress.

His stated immigration stance – which include deporting all of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country and building a wall along the US-Mexico border – is a key part of his appeal to the Republican Party base and helped propel him during the primary season.

The Republican nominee said he “would come out with a decision very soon” about deportations.

“Clinton sees what immigrants can bring to our country while Trump simply fears them”, Purcell (junior-political science) said, adding Clinton is for creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. “What people don’t realize, we have very, very strong laws”. We only have the resources to deport a fraction of the 11 million.

Trump went hard after Clinton for the latest revelations from her deleted emails, accusing her of telling ‘lie after lie after lie’. “Individuals who have committed crimes in this country are gonna go, and they’re gonna go very quickly, to be processed by a justice system and out of this country”. Why does Donald Trump think Mexico will pay for the wall?

If your head hurts trying to follow Trump back and forth across the line, rest assured, you’re not alone. Trump has said he won’t ask his campaign to pay back the “almost $50 million” he has loaned it-which now totals $47.5 million. Because that undermines the law.

Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump has reiterated that if he is elected in November, he would deport the 11 million people living in the US illegally.

On Monday night, Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly that he would immediately deport any illegal immigrants who are violent criminals or gang members, something that’s already happening in many cases.

While Trump was speaking to Hannity about illegal immigration, multiple people interrupted the town hall at several points with loud chants of, “black lives matter!”

“What he’s saying is that we need to find a mechanism that works, that is fair, that is legal and, in his words, humane and doesn’t quote hurt people”, said Conway, adding she hoped Trump supporters attracted to his hard-line stance would also agree.

OBAMA: Obama’s position, like Trump’s recent comments, is rooted in the notion that limited law enforcement resources should be focused on law-breaking immigrants, not kids and families. “You come into the country, it’s tough”. But no, they will not all be gone by the time Trump leaves office.

Newt Gingrich was even more cautious.

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One might reasonably interpret this statement as meaning, “Yes, we certainly can adjust existing laws to accommodate the great undocumented immigrants who contribute to our society”. I am looking forward to voting for Mr. Trump, who will end this slaughter of Americans, ‘ she said.

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