2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWHOA: Trump just flipped on deportations in a private meeting. Huge
Trump is going after the Hispanic vote and will say anything to them at this point.
WHOA: Trump just flipped on deportations in a private meeting. Huge @Carrasquillo scoop
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/in-major-reversal-trump-indicates-to-hispanic-leaders-openne?utm_term=.amWxAV79gR#.bnVKD2Rx8g
In Major Reversal, Trump Indicates To Hispanic Leaders Openness To Legalization For Immigrants
Ahead of a major immigration speech this week, Donald Trump suggested he is open to figuring out a humane and efficient manner to deal with undocumented immigrants already in the country.
posted on Aug. 20, 2016, at 4:55 p.m.
Adrian Carrasquillo
Evan Vucci / AP
In a meeting with his newly announced Hispanic advisory council, Donald Trump suggested he is interested in figuring out a humane and efficient manner to deal with immigrants in the country illegally, according to three sources, while stressing that it will still be in line with the border security-focused approach that has invited intense opposition from Latinos and immigrants since he launched his campaign.
He said people who are here is the toughest part of the immigration debate, that it must be something that respects border security but deals with this in a humane and efficient manner, said Jacob Monty, a Houston-based immigration lawyer who sat in Trump Tower with other Latino supporters and Trump.
The idea is were not getting someone in front of the line, were doing it in a legal way, but he wants to hear ideas of how we deal with 11 million people that are here with no documents, said Jose Fuentes, who was chair of Mitt Romneys Hispanic advisory committee in 2012, and attended the meeting.
Importantly, Trump did not explicitly use the word legalization, but people in the room feel it is the direction the campaign is going..........................
timlot
(456 posts)He's Con Man
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)TeamPooka
(24,156 posts)Zambero
(8,954 posts)Some things cannot be undone.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)mcar
(42,210 posts)his many statements on the issue?
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)"Humane" is against everything Trump stands for. "Efficient," though, sounds really scary.
Dem2
(8,166 posts)the primary?
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Ad 1: Regrets/Him making fun of the disabled reporter.
Ad 2: African American Outreach/Birther attacks on Barack Obama/David Duke/Tweets
Ad 3: Change of Immigration Policy/ Mexican's are rapist/criminals/Deport them all.
riversedge
(69,724 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Only Hillary flip-flops. Trump 'pivots'.
MADem
(135,425 posts)He will say ANYTHING, won't he? He reminds me of Jon Lovitz' liar character.....
underpants
(182,279 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Romney tried this in 2012 after running to the right of Rick Perry on immigration during the primary. Not going to work. Hispanic voters don't forget.