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Donald Trump: I would send Syrian refugees home | Donald Trump: I would send Syrian refugees home |
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Donald Trump has said he would send home all Syrian refugees the US accepts, if he becomes president. | Donald Trump has said he would send home all Syrian refugees the US accepts, if he becomes president. |
The billionaire, who is the current frontrunner in the Republican race for the White House, told a New Hampshire rally: "If I win, they're going back." | The billionaire, who is the current frontrunner in the Republican race for the White House, told a New Hampshire rally: "If I win, they're going back." |
It marks a reversal in policy - earlier this month he told Fox News the US should take in more refugees. | It marks a reversal in policy - earlier this month he told Fox News the US should take in more refugees. |
A migrant crisis has gripped parts of Europe and the US has pledged to take 10,000 refugees from Syria next year. | A migrant crisis has gripped parts of Europe and the US has pledged to take 10,000 refugees from Syria next year. |
Rival Republican candidate Jeb Bush called Trump's pledge "a horrible thing". | |
"The idea that you would send back refugees - when in American history has that ever happened?" the former Florida governor told NBC News. "We have to stand for certain values." | |
Half a million people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe in 2015, with the largest number from Syria, where 250,000 people have been killed in a civil war. | Half a million people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe in 2015, with the largest number from Syria, where 250,000 people have been killed in a civil war. |
On Wednesday night, Mr Trump told an audience at Keene High School: "I hear we want to take in 200,000 Syrians. And they could be - listen, they could be Isis [Islamic State]." | On Wednesday night, Mr Trump told an audience at Keene High School: "I hear we want to take in 200,000 Syrians. And they could be - listen, they could be Isis [Islamic State]." |
Describing them as a "200,000-man army", he later added: "I'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, if I win, they're going back." | Describing them as a "200,000-man army", he later added: "I'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, if I win, they're going back." |
Mr Trump has made immigration a central plank of his election campaign, pledging to build a wall on the southern border. | Mr Trump has made immigration a central plank of his election campaign, pledging to build a wall on the southern border. |
He was harshly criticised after saying undocumented Mexican immigrants were "bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists". | He was harshly criticised after saying undocumented Mexican immigrants were "bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists". |
His latest comments about sending Syrians home are more in line with his hardline immigration policy, although at odds with what he said earlier this month. | His latest comments about sending Syrians home are more in line with his hardline immigration policy, although at odds with what he said earlier this month. |
Asked whether he thought some of the migrants travelling into Europe should be allowed in the US, the business mogul said: "I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis, with what's happening, you have to." | Asked whether he thought some of the migrants travelling into Europe should be allowed in the US, the business mogul said: "I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis, with what's happening, you have to." |
He blamed President Barack Obama for the crisis and added: "It's living in hell in Syria. They are living in hell." | He blamed President Barack Obama for the crisis and added: "It's living in hell in Syria. They are living in hell." |
The US has allowed 1,500 Syrians to re-settle since the start of the conflict four years ago. | The US has allowed 1,500 Syrians to re-settle since the start of the conflict four years ago. |
A number of Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, have urged the US to increase the number of Syrians from 10,000 to 65,000. | A number of Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, have urged the US to increase the number of Syrians from 10,000 to 65,000. |
US Secretary of State John Kerry has pledged to take more refugees worldwide, raising the yearly cap from 70,000 to 85,000 next year and to 100,000 in 2017. | US Secretary of State John Kerry has pledged to take more refugees worldwide, raising the yearly cap from 70,000 to 85,000 next year and to 100,000 in 2017. |