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Trump election: Wall with Mexico 'to be part fence' Trump election: Up to three million migrants 'to be targeted'
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US President-elect Donald Trump has said his planned wall along the Mexican border could be partly fence. US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially.
In some areas, "a wall is more appropriate", he told US broadcaster CBS, but "there could be some fencing", Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview.
Mr Trump repeatedly promised during his election campaign to build a wall to keep out illegal migrants. He also confirmed that another election promise, to build a wall with Mexico, still stood but could include fencing.
He said he planned to deport or jail up to three million undocumented migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers. 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.
The Republican defeated Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, shocking many who had expected the Democratic candidate to win following favourable opinion polls.
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."