President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed concerns about the costs of his proposed mass deportation plan.
On the phone interview In an interview with NBC News, President Trump said there is “no price tag” on his promised deportation plan. He said he would launch an unprecedented immigration crackdown on his first day in office, aiming to deport people who are in the U.S. illegally, especially those with criminal records.
“It's not about price. It's not. Really, we don't have a choice. When people go on a killing spree, when drug lords destroy countries, and now they're not going to stay here.” When you're trying to go back to those countries because of that, there's no price tag,'' President Trump said, according to NBC News.
TRUMP: “The largest deportation operation in the history of our country will take place and we will bring everyone back to where they came from. We have no choice.” pic.twitter.com/vsd11XVQAh
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Trump said coordination with federal agencies is essential, but will rely heavily on local law enforcement to deport people, the newspaper reported. In the same interview, President Trump also expressed his welcome to legal immigration and discussed the need for strong and secure borders. He argued that the country should remain open to new entrants who respect the law. (Related: The media has no chance of blocking the Trump plan that the majority of Americans want)
“Obviously we have to make our borders strong and strong, and while we do that, we also want people to come into our country,” Trump said. “And you know, I'm not the kind of person to say, 'No, you can't come in.' We want people to come in,” Trump said, according to NBC News.
His support among Latino men has soared, despite Democratic efforts to sway Latino voters. According to CNN exit poll. Trump led Vice President Kamala Harris by 12 points among Latino men, but Harris won by 22 points among Latino women.
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