Donald Trump Plans to Deport Up to 3 Million Immigrants

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President-elect Donald Trump has promised that he will deport about 3 million immigrants with criminal records from the United States of America. He said that he will take steps to deport people who are living here illegally and with legal status. Donald Trump’s stance on immigrants was a major part of his campaign. It will require a large number of federal immigration force to hunt them and send them out of the country.

Speaking on the CBS program, “60 minutes”, Donald Trump said he has plans to deport undocumented immigrants immediately. Trump addressed the immigrants with a softer tone than he used in the election campaign when he called many of them criminals and rapists. He called them “terrific people”. However, he said he will deal with them only after the border is secured and criminals deported.

When asked about whether he will look to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Trump replied that his priority will be to get rid of criminals and those with criminal records. He said that there are a lot of gang members and drug dealers who are living here illegaly. He will force them out of the country or will put them in jail. He told that the number of such people could be ut to 2 to 3 million.He said once the border is secure, the immigration officers will determine the fate of remaining undocumented immigrants.

He backed his claim of building an actual wall on the US-Mexico border. It was another strong point of his election campaign. Now the possibilities of building a wall on the border have set in. He said that some areas on the border will be fenced and for some areas wall will be appropriate. But the Mexico government has openly said that they will not pay for the wall.

A LOOK AT STATICS

There are about 11 million estimated illegal immigrants living in the United States.

As of 2012, Obama administration had estimated that there are about 1.9 million criminal immigrants in the country. This includes people who have green cards for permanent residency and also those with temporary visas. The list includes those who are convicted of non violent crimes as well as those of gang-related violence and serious crimes.

In most of the cases, the convicts have to go through immigration courts. Only then they can be deported. It can take many months before a deportation order is received due to huge backlogs. It is a lengthy process. There are thousands of criminal immigrants in jail who cannot be curtailed under the current law.

About 8,20,000 criminal immigrants are living illegally in the country according to Migration Policy Institute in Washington.

Barack Obama government had made over 2.5 million deportations.

Average cost of each deportation- $12,500

About 521,000 cases are pending in federal immigration court.

88,128 criminal immigrants are with pending immigration orders.

Obama government had protected more than 741,000 immigrants from deportation.

TAKE AWAYS FROM DONALD TRUMP’S 60 MINUTE INTERVIEW

Here are some of the important parts of Trump’s first interview as the President-elect:

Its going to be America first.

Trump has made it clear that his first priority will be America and it’s citizens. Everything else will take the back seat.

Tax

Trump said that he will simplify and lower the taxes. He also said that he won’t release his tax returns as he is under routine audit. He said that people don’t care about it.

Stop harassing minorities

Donald Trump appealed his supporters not to harass the minorities. He termed it as “terrible”. He urged his supporters to “STOP IT” as he wants to bring this country together.

Obamacare

Trump intends to repeal and replaces Obamacare simultaneously. Trump told that his replacement of Obamacare will ensure that people with pre-conditions will maintain their coverage. He said that it is one of the strongest assets. Parents will able to keep with children.

Trump’s stance on Hilary Clinton

Trump was very vocal against Hilary Clinton during his election campaign. He even addressed her her as “nasty women” and a puppet. He promised that he will send her to jail over her emails during the campaign. But now he seems to be unsure what he want to do. When asked about his stance, he replied that Bill and Hilary Clinton are good people and he don’t want to hurt them. He further said that he will answer this question the next time he appears on the show.

Trump may not fire FBI director James Comey

Hilary Clinton siad that Comey’s letters were one of major reasons she lost. When Stahl asked if he will fire Comey, Trump did not gave straight forward answer. He siad that he hasn’t made up his mind yet. He respects Comey and FBI a lot. He will first talk to Comey and listen to his side of story. He may have good reasons for his actions.

Marriage Equality

Trump said he do not intend to overturn marriage equality. He is absolutely fine with it. The issue has been settled in court and he respects that. It is done and the case is already settled.

Electoral College

Trump supports getting rid of electoral college. Electoral college is the reason Trump won the election, he still wants to get rid of it. He is unfazed by it. He believes in choosing elected offcials on the basis of popular votes. He said that he will not change his stance on it just because he won.

Drain the swamp

“Drain the swamp” was a major slogan of Trum’s election campaign. But his transition team is full of  lobbyists and politicians against whom he claims to be. He said that  lobbyists are the only available peole in Washington DC. They are the people who know the system and thats the problem. But he said that he will phase it out.

Immigration

He said that he hasn’t changed his stance on immigrants. It was the biggest reason he won the election. He still plans to deport millions of criminal immigrants out of the country. He has plans for it. He also insisted on building a wall on the US-Mexico border.  Security of border is his foremost priority.

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