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Donald Trump: No citizenship for illegal migrants' babies | Donald Trump: No citizenship for illegal migrants' babies |
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he wants to end the automatic right to citizenship for all children born in the United States. | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he wants to end the automatic right to citizenship for all children born in the United States. |
All children born in the US - even if their parents are illegal immigrants - get citizenship under the constitution. | All children born in the US - even if their parents are illegal immigrants - get citizenship under the constitution. |
Other measures he outlined would include raising visa fees to pay for a wall along the Mexican border. | Other measures he outlined would include raising visa fees to pay for a wall along the Mexican border. |
Immigration is a central plank of Mr Trump's campaign to be the Republican contender in next year's election. | Immigration is a central plank of Mr Trump's campaign to be the Republican contender in next year's election. |
"They have to go," he told NBC. | "They have to go," he told NBC. |
A tough deportation policy was needed, he said, because "there's definitely evidence" of crimes linked to immigrants living in the country illegally. | A tough deportation policy was needed, he said, because "there's definitely evidence" of crimes linked to immigrants living in the country illegally. |
Mr Trump - a front-runner in the field of Republican candidates - said he would also deport all undocumented immigrants, and pay for a tripling of the number of immigration officers by eliminating tax credit payments to immigrant families residing illegally in the US. | Mr Trump - a front-runner in the field of Republican candidates - said he would also deport all undocumented immigrants, and pay for a tripling of the number of immigration officers by eliminating tax credit payments to immigrant families residing illegally in the US. |
He added families with US-born children could return quickly if deemed worthy by the government. | He added families with US-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. | "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," he said, without elaborating. | "The good people can come back," he said, without elaborating. |
On Monday morning, Mr Trump reported for jury duty in New York, prompting a media scrum outside the courthouse in Manhattan. | |
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