Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Pence wrongly says Trump has been consistent in immigration views

Donald Trump made a statesman-like visit to the president of Mexico, then followed that up by a delivering a hard-charging speech on immigration in Phoenix. It left many people wondering if Trump was softening or hardening his immigration policies.

That was the topic for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who took questions about his running mate on Meet the Press. Host Chuck Todd pointed out that Trump has been inconsistent on what to do with approximately 11 million people living in the United States illegally, specifically those who haven’t committed violent crime. Trump has said violent criminals should be deported, a position that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton also holds.

Todd noted that Trump’s position on what to do with nonviolent immigrants isn’t clear. "I think Donald Trump’s been completely consistent," Pence countered. "And I think he did answer the question." Todd pressed Pence with more questioning, noting that Latino leaders were concerned about Trump’s policies and what they actually were.

But Pence didn’t directly answer. We looked in depth at Trump’s statements about the undocumented and found that Trump’s answers have not been consistent. At times Trump has been vague, and at other times he’s contradicted himself. His current position seems to be one of wait and see....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/04/mike-pence/pence-says-trump-has-been-consistent-immigration-v/


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