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Change
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Fredericksburg, Va. Trump promised Monday to be “fair, but firm†toward
the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Trump Vows ‘Fair, But Firm’ Approach to Immigration
JILL COLVIN and-a-half months before Any walk-back would something fair,†he said. paign manager, Kellyanne
JONATHAN LEMIRE the general election. mark a dramatic reversal Later, he told Fox News Conway, said Sunday it
Associated Press But in a meeting with His- for Trump. During the GOP Channel’s Bill O’Reilly, “I just was “to be determined.â€
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Re- panic activists Saturday, primary, Trump vowed want to follow the law.†“Even Sen. Jeff Sessions,â€
publican Donald Trump Trump indicated he was to use a “deportation “The first thing we’re gon- a hard-liner on immigra-
promised Monday to be open to considering allow- force†to round up and de- na do, if and when I win, is tion, “he doesn’t deport 11
“fair, but firm†toward the ing those who have not port the millions of people we’re gonna get rid of all million people in his plan,â€
estimated 11 million immi- committed crimes, beyond living in the country illegally of the bad ones. We’ve got Conway said on CNBC
grants living in the United their immigration offenses, — a proposal that excited gang members, we have Monday.
States illegally, a shift in to obtain some form of many of his core support- killers, we have a lot of bad Trump had been sched-
tone that raised questions legal status — though at- ers, but alienated Hispanic people that have to get uled to deliver a speech on
on whether he’s backtrack- tendees stressed Trump has voters who could be piv- out of this country. We’re the topic Thursday in Colo-
ing from previous pledges yet to make up his mind. otal in key states. gonna get them out,†he rado, but has postponed it.
to push for mass deporta- “The impression I got was Trump said in an interview said. There have been signs for
tions. that the campaign is work- with “Fox & Friends†on “As far as everybody else, weeks now that Trump was
The billionaire businessman, ing on substantive policy to Monday that he was “work- we’re going to go through shifting course. Hispanic
whose hard-line approach help the undocumented ing with a lot of people in the process,†he said, cit- business and religious lead-
to immigration and fierce that are here, including the Hispanic community to ing the policies of President ers who would like to see
rhetoric propelled him to some type of status so they try and come up with an Barack Obama and former Trump move in a more in-
the GOP presidential nomi- would not be deported,†answer.†President George W. Bush clusive direction have re-
nation, insisted that he’s said Pastor Mario Bramnick, “We want to come up with as examples. ported closed-door con-
not “flip-flopping†on the president of the Hispanic a really fair, but firm answer. Asked whether Trump’s versations with Trump.
divisive issue as he works to Israel Leadership Coalition, It has to be very firm. But plan still included a depor-
broaden his support two- who was in attendance. we want to come up with tation force, his new cam- Continued on page 4
