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riversedge

(69,724 posts)
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:20 PM Aug 2016

WHOA: 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 we’re not getting someone in front of the line, we’re 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 Romney’s 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..........................

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timlot

(456 posts)
1. Little Marco already told us what Trump is about. There will be more. Brooklyn better be prepared.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:23 PM
Aug 2016

He's Con Man

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
6. Does he think ANYBODY believes this?
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:48 PM
Aug 2016

"Humane" is against everything Trump stands for. "Efficient," though, sounds really scary.

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
7. So he's flip-flopping back to the position he had before he flip-flopped to sound like a badass in..
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:52 PM
Aug 2016

the primary?

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
8. I hope the Clinton team hits this Pivot hard.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:52 PM
Aug 2016

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.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
10. LOL--doncha mean "YUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuge?"
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:19 PM
Aug 2016

He will say ANYTHING, won't he? He reminds me of Jon Lovitz' liar character.....

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
16. Also let's not forget...
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 08:04 PM
Aug 2016

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.

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