President - elect Donald Trump has threatened to bar all Muslims from entering the country, and suggested building a «big, beautiful, powerful wall» across the southern border of the U.S. Recently, he said he would
deport millions of undocumented immigrants at once.
Along with measures like increasing pay for immigration officers and ramping up border security, the plan would also prevent the deportation of
millions of undocumented immigrants in the country illegally, through «deferred action.»
BREAKING: SENATE PASSES SWEEPING IMMIGRATION BILL... The Senate gave final approval Thursday to an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that would create a path to citizenship
for millions of undocumented immigrants while increasing security along the Mexican border.
Trump's apparent pivot away from his calls for mass deportations
of millions of undocumented immigrants is partially the result of prodding by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, according to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Remember how Donald Trump was going to deport
millions of undocumented immigrants, build an «impenetrable and beautiful» wall along the southern border and save American jobs?
Mr. Bloomberg castigated Mr. Trump at the time for his proposals to ban Muslim immigration and deport
millions of undocumented immigrants, as well as his pledge to launch trade wars with China and Japan.
Trump has also consistently promised to build a wall between the United States and Mexico that Mexico will pay for, deport
millions of undocumented immigrants and undo the North American Free Trade Agreement.
But he seemed to disparage the tone of Trump's bid for the White House, and his proposals to create a registry of Muslim citizens, to «open up the libel laws» to make it more difficult for journalists to publish critical articles, to appoint Supreme Court justices who might reverse the recent gay marriage decision and — of course — to deport millions of undocumented immigrants
In an exclusive interview Tuesday on CNN's John King, USA, Gov. Jan Brewer, R - Arizona, said until the borders are secure, she has no interest in working with President Obama on passing a comprehensive federal immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for
the millions of undocumented immigrants in the country.
Immigration has been a polarizing topic for years, but the current administration's stated goals to deport
millions of undocumented immigrants, build a wall along the U.S. - Mexico border and end DACA have elevated the issue.
If elected, Clinton must deliver amnesty for
the millions of undocumented immigrants, and she must fix a broken immigration system that has a habit of using backlogs as a naturalization process for second - class citizenry.