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Donald Trump defends his 'humane' deportation plan | Donald Trump defends his 'humane' deportation plan |
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Donald Trump has defended his hardline stance on immigration, a day after it was attacked by fellow Republican presidential candidates on national TV | Donald Trump has defended his hardline stance on immigration, a day after it was attacked by fellow Republican presidential candidates on national TV |
His plan to deport the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the US was decried as impractical during an election debate in Wisconsin. | His plan to deport the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the US was decried as impractical during an election debate in Wisconsin. |
But he said on Wednesday it was cheap, "doable" and humane. | But he said on Wednesday it was cheap, "doable" and humane. |
Democratic President Barack Obama wants to lift the threat of deportation to millions of undocumented people. | Democratic President Barack Obama wants to lift the threat of deportation to millions of undocumented people. |
But his plan to allow about four million people to apply for work permits has been hindered by legal challenges. | But his plan to allow about four million people to apply for work permits has been hindered by legal challenges. |
Mr Trump, a billionaire New Yorker who has been leading in the polls, defended his plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and deport all the people living illegally in the US. | Mr Trump, a billionaire New Yorker who has been leading in the polls, defended his plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and deport all the people living illegally in the US. |
"You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely," he told MSNBC's Morning Joe. | "You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely," he told MSNBC's Morning Joe. |
"You have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they're waiting to come in legally." | "You have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they're waiting to come in legally." |
How do you deport 11m people? | How do you deport 11m people? |
Debate exposes Republican divisions | Debate exposes Republican divisions |
He pointed to the actions of former US President Dwight Eisenhower, who authorised what was probably the largest deportation operations in US history. | |
What was Operation Wetback? | |
Senator Ted Cruz backed Mr Trump during the debate, condemning any form of "amnesty" because illegal immigration kept wages low for American workers. | Senator Ted Cruz backed Mr Trump during the debate, condemning any form of "amnesty" because illegal immigration kept wages low for American workers. |
But his fellow Republican, Ohio Governor John Kasich, said that mass deportation was a "silly argument" that could never work and would split families. | But his fellow Republican, Ohio Governor John Kasich, said that mass deportation was a "silly argument" that could never work and would split families. |
The issue has exposed the diverging views within the party, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio clarified his stance on Wednesday. | The issue has exposed the diverging views within the party, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio clarified his stance on Wednesday. |
He described his position as a "very long path" to citizenship when people had spent at least 10 years on a work permit. | He described his position as a "very long path" to citizenship when people had spent at least 10 years on a work permit. |
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