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Trump election: Up to three million migrants 'to be targeted' | |
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US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. | |
Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview. | |
He also confirmed that another election promise, to build a wall with Mexico, still stood but could include fencing. | |
The Republican defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential vote. | |
His victory shocked many who had expected Mrs Clinton to win following favourable opinion polls. | |
Mr Trump is due to take over at the White House on 20 January, when Barack Obama steps down after two terms in office. | |
Both houses of Congress are also under Republican control. | |
'The people that are criminal' | |
There are around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US, many of them from Mexico. | |
Mr Trump pledged during the election campaign to overturn amnesties introduced by President Obama, and strictly enforce immigration laws, deporting those without correct documents. | |
In his first major interview to a US broadcaster since the election, Mr Trump told CBS: "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate." | |
Asked about his plans for the Mexican border, he said "a wall is more appropriate" in some parts but "there could be some fencing", | |
Other undocumented migrants would be assessed once the border was secured, Mr Trump added. | Other undocumented migrants would be assessed once the border was secured, Mr Trump added. |
Forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall became a rallying cry among Trump supporters during the campaign. | Forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall became a rallying cry among Trump supporters during the campaign. |
Their candidate caused outrage by suggesting Mexicans were exporting "their rapists" to the US, along with drugs and other crime. | Their candidate caused outrage by suggesting Mexicans were exporting "their rapists" to the US, along with drugs and other crime. |