US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to deport millions of people in his “first hour” of office – if he becomes president – even as he vowed to build a wall on the border with Mexico, defying expectations that he would soften his stance on immigration.
The presidential aspirant also vowed to create a special “deportation force” that would seek to remove all who didn’t have permission to live and work in the country.
Speaking hours after a brief meeting with President Pena Nieto of Mexico, Trump told a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that he will be sticking to his plan for a “deportation force” to intercept illegal border crossers and hunt down illegal aliens already in the US.
His hardline comment was well received with a roaring approval from his core supporters, while his few remaining Latino allies, who had expected a tack towards moderation, reacted in dismay.
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Anyone who has entered the United States illegally is subject to deportation. We will begin moving them out, day one. My first hour in office, those people are gone,” he said, adding that “there will be no amnesty.”
He also told the crowd that he would introduce “extreme vetting” of immigrants
Trump, who trails Hillary Clinton in the polls with just 69 days to the election, had recently fuelled expectations of a “softening” of immigration policy, prompting speculation about a flip-flop.
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