Trump Clearly Has No Idea How Immigration Reform Works

Within hours of “softening” his immigration position — suggesting that he would deport criminals, but be more lenient on other undocumented immigrants with long-standing ties to the country — Donald Trump pulled back the reins on Thursday.

The Republican presidential candidate, who built his campaign on promises to send out a “deportation force” to round up the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, made headlines earlier this week for apparently changing his stance. Trump appeared to adopt the same stance on immigration reform that he used to mock his GOP presidential rivals for holding — suggesting that undocumented immigrants who have been living in the country for decades, and who haven’t committed any crimes, should have a chance to stay in the country after they pay back taxes.

But during an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper on Thursday night, Trump appeared to return to his hard-line position of ensuring the removal of all undocumented immigrants in the country, saying that non-criminal immigrants have a “good chance” of being deported under his presidency....
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