Washington – Trump: Deport Children Of Immigrants Living Illegally In US

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    U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump eats a pork chop at the Iowa State Fair during a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, August 15, 2015.  REUTERS/Jim Young  Washington – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end “birthright citizenship” for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only “the good ones.”

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    Trump described his expanded vision of how to secure American borders during a wide-ranging interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” saying that he would push to end the constitutionally protected citizenship rights of children of any family living illegally inside the U.S.

    “They have to go,” Trump said, adding: “What they’re doing, they’re having a baby. And then all of a sudden, nobody knows…the baby’s here.”

    Native-born children of immigrants — even those living illegally in the U.S. — have been automatically considered American citizens since the adoption of the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution in 1868.

    The odds of repealing the amendment’s citizenship clause would be steep, requiring the votes of two-thirds of both houses of Congress and support from three-fourths of the nation’s state legislatures. Republicans in Congress have pushed without success to repeal that provision since 2011.

    “They’re illegal,” Trump said, describing native-born children of people living illegally in the US. “You either have a country or not.”

    Trump’s remarks came as his campaign website posted his program for “immigration reform.” Among its details: Making Mexico pay for a permanent border wall. Mandatory deportation of all “criminal aliens.” Tripling the force of immigration officers by eliminating tax credit payments to immigrant families residing illegally in the U.S.

    He said that families with U.S.-born children could return quickly if deemed worthy by the government. “We’re going to try and bring them back rapidly, the good ones,” he said, adding: “We will expedite it so people can come back in. The good people can come back.”

    Trump did not elaborate on how he would define “good people.” But echoing earlier controversial remarks that Mexico was sending criminals across the border, Trump said a tough deportation policy was needed because “there’s definitely evidence” of crimes linked to immigrants living in the country illegally.

    The a New York businessman said he would waste little time rescinding President Barack Obama’s executive actions aimed at allowing as many as 3.7 million immigrants living illegally in the U.S. to remain in the country because of their U.S.-born relatives. Obama’s November 2014 actions were halted by temporary injunctions ordered by several federal courts in rulings challenging his executive powers to alter immigration policies without Congressional approval. The cases could lead to the U.S. Supreme Court.

    “We have to make a whole new set of standards,” Trump said. “And when people come in, they have to come in legally.”

    Trump’s plan was endorsed by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who chairs a Senate subcommittee on immigration.

    “This is exactly the plan America needs,” Sessions said in a statement. “Crucially, this plan includes an emphasis on lifting struggling minority communities, including our immigrant communities, out of poverty, by preventing corporations from bringing in new workers from overseas to replace them and drive down wages.”

    On Sunday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich echoed Trump’s call to finish construction of an incomplete system of barriers on the nation’s southern border with Mexico. There are still gaps in the barriers, which have been under construction since 2005.

    Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Kasich said he would “finish the wall” but would then work to legalize 12 million immigrants now estimated to live in the U.S. illegally. Kasich said he would “make sure we don’t have anybody — any of the criminal element here.” He would also revive the guest-worker programs that previously brought in temporary workers to aid in farming and other industries hobbled by labor shortages.

    Most other GOP candidates also back completing the border wall but differ over how to treat immigrant families already living in the U.S. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush recently released his own immigration plan calling for the use of forward bases and drones to guard the border, but also backing an eventual plan to legalize the status of immigrant families. Bush disagrees with Obama’s use of executive actions to unilaterally enforce the policy.

    Florida Sen. Marco Rubio worked with senators from both parties to develop a comprehensive plan in 2013 that would have legalized the status of many immigrant families. But Congress balked at the idea as tea party Republicans opposed the deal and Rubio has since backed away from his support.


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    8 years ago

    I wish the other candidates would be as reasonable. There is a process to become a citizen. It is not a closed avenue. But the idiots we allowed into power in the WH have simply made illegals more deserving of virtually every form of assistance than the citizens of this country. That is a moral disgrace. Those who are involved in crime should be deported, no questions asked, regardless of their family situation. If the other family members want to leave, adios. The borders need to be addressed. At present, we have a handicapped border patrol situation, virtually useless, and an invitation to criminals and terrorists. That needs to end.

    YosseleGoylem
    YosseleGoylem
    8 years ago

    I agree there gotta be some control at the borders but seeing crying kids (Jewish too btw) being deported will be a whole different ball game.

    I loved Trump but he will lose my vote on this one. He’s gotta be reasonable too…

    Nycnyc
    Nycnyc
    8 years ago

    Trump stated openly that there is a process and that his own wife went through the process. What he means is illegal criminals are being allowed in from other countries. His concern is criminals coming here as well as Arab terrorists who sneak in through the Mexican borders as well. He is not against decent mexicans who are not from Mexican prisons. The media try’s to distort his words. He has thousand of mexicans working for him. Trump is a man with common sense. He opposes irans nukes and also opposes gay marriage. He is someone who you can talk to. Anti Semites like Obama is what we don’t need.

    8 years ago

    To #3- Your ridiculous statement that “Trump is not chummy with Israel”, is without any basis in fact. On a number of occasions, including this past week, Trump has blasted Obama and Kerry for their treatment of Israel vis-à-vis Iran. Trump has many Yidden (including frum Yidden), working for him in his accounting and legal departments. One time, he paid off the mortgage of a frum Jew, who rendered mechanical repairs to his limousine, when Trump’s car was stuck between Atlantic City, and NYC, near Lakewood.

    mewhoze
    mewhoze
    8 years ago

    if they are all deported who will be taking care of the fruits and vegetables in most supermarkets and who will be the kitchen help in many restaurants?

    hashomer
    hashomer
    8 years ago

    DEPORT! DEPORT! DEPORT! What else could we expect from Mr. Chump? HATE HATE HATE, this one’s a bum, that one’s a rapist, POWS are losers, everyone’s a …
    Real Presidential material, he ‘speaks his mind’. So does my deli counter guy in Brighton Beach.

    PMOinFL
    PMOinFL
    8 years ago

    Children who are born on U.S. soil are Americans… even if their parents are illegal. That is how the founding fathers of this great nation wanted it. So, for all those who complain about the children of illegals taking up space in schools, those children are as much Americans as your own children.

    That being said, their parents should be entitled to NOTHING. Deport the parents and warehouse the children or put them in foster care. If you want to stop the “anchor baby” scam, then you have to be willing to cut it off at the knees. Rip the children from their parents and put the illegals on the fast track to wherever they came from. Only allow the parents to even SEE the children again if they go through the legal process. Otherwise, their kids are free to get a passport and travel to see their parents in their native country when they turn 18.

    You tear a few families apart and these people will start thinking twice about their criminal plans.

    As for deportation, this is one of the few areas that Obama has outperformed Bush. Obama has deported nearly double the number of illegals and has been MUCH harder on illegal criminals.