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jpak

(41,742 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 07:24 PM Aug 2016

Donald Trump says he's not flip-flopping on immigration

Source: Sun Journal

WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump insists that he's not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally — even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is "to be determined."

Trump said in an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday that he's "not flip-flopping," but wants to come up with "a really fair, but firm" solution.

Trump had previously proposed using a "deportation force" to remove the 11 million people living in the United States illegally— a proposal that excited many of his core supporters, but alienated Hispanic voters who could be pivotal in key states. Republican leaders fear that Trump can't win — and could drag down GOP congressional candidates — if he doesn't increase his support beyond his white, male base.

Trump met Saturday with Hispanic supporters, representatives of a community that has been wary of the billionaire businessman's deportation proposals and his plans to build a giant wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Questioned on whether Trump still intends to deploy the deportation force, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Sunday: "To be determined."

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Donald Trump says he's not flip-flopping on immigration (Original Post) jpak Aug 2016 OP
Who says he has flip-flopped? Mass Aug 2016 #1
Well rtracey Aug 2016 #2

Mass

(27,315 posts)
1. Who says he has flip-flopped?
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 07:33 PM
Aug 2016

It is the media who are stupid. First, Trump has never had a very clear position about this.

He wants to build a wall, and he wants people to leave the US and reapply for visa that they will give (except for the bad people).

In addition, the buzzfeed article did not say he did not want to deport people. They had a quote saying that he wanted to find a fair and humane solution (what does this mean, coming from Trump) and then that it was not legalization.

So it seems that these rumors are largely the media wanting to humanize Trump and back at this idea they take him at his word, as if his word meant something.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
2. Well
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:54 PM
Aug 2016

Well, there goes the Hispanic vote..... not even meetings with hispanic leaders is going to work.....12% Hispanic, 1% black, Millenials are low, women are being verbally abused by him and his staff.....sorry, but the racist white man vote is not enough.....

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