Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” today, “We’re going to keep the families together, but they have to go”, referring to the illegal immigrants he would deport. “And then all of a sudden, nobody knows … the baby’s here”. Anyone born in the U.S. has been considered a citizen since the 14th Amendment’s adoption in 1868. Republicans in Congress have pushed without success to repeal that provision since 2011.

Trump’s stance goes against the grain of recent US policy, and will likely raise concerns following Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s efforts to ease the plight of undocumented Irish people working in America with top US officials recently.

Given that Donald Trump kicked off his presidential campaign by accusing Mexican immigrants of being rapists, it should come as no surprise that the GOP contender is continuing to use strong anti-immigrant rhetoric. Instead, it calls for deporting all “criminal aliens”.

As president, Trump said he would ask Supreme Court nominees about their views on abortion – something that hasn’t been the norm, even though nominees are carefully vetted on this and other divisive issues behind the scenes.

He said that families with U.S.-born children could return quickly if deemed worthy by the government. He said the Iraqis should be given “something” from their oil fields but, in an apparent reference to Iraq War veterans, “we should definitely take back money for our soldiers”.

The plan, Hymen hopes, makes people stop and think about Trump as president. Later, once the immigrants are out of the country, Trump insisted, as he has in the past, that the “good people can come back”, though exactly how that would be facilitated is not clear from either his remarks today or the new policy paper. The first stated that “a nation without borders is not a nation” – a theme Trump has made a constant in his stump speeches – and called for a wall to be built along the southern border. There are still gaps in the barriers, which have been under construction since 2005.

In his new position paper, Trump said he would triple the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and pay for the increase by eliminating tax credit payments to illegal immigrants. Kasich said he would “make sure we don’t have anybody – any of the criminal element here”. The policy also says tariffs and foreign aid cuts are options. It also gives Trump an opportunity to burnish his conservative credentials, particularly as he is coming under more heavy fire from conservative influencers. Most illegal immigrants are from neighbouring Mexico.

“You take away their wealth”, he said.

Regelbrugge said that several other Republican candidates “are well grounded on immigration policy and politics, and not so susceptible to taking the debate toward the lowest common denominator”.

Retired neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson announced his candidacy on May 3. “And we could let everybody else fight it out”.

“I actually think that that statement is his 47 percent”, said Trump, referencing Mitt Romney’s infamous comments from the 2012 campaign.

He also said the chief problem facing the country is its long-term liabilities, which Carson said amount to $211 trillion over time.

The I-Squared bill would raise the base H-1B visa cap from its current 65,000 to 195,000, a move the IEEE-USA has said will help destroy the U.S. tech workforce. But they have to pay for the wall.