Trump's new tone on immigration at odds with Sen Sessions

Source: Washington Examiner | August 22, 2016 | Anna Giaritelli

A day after what he called a “great” meeting with Hispanic groups, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump struck a different tone than usual when talking about immigration. This shift may bring him into conflict with one of his most stalwart supporters.

Trump claimed Monday night that President Obama had deported a large number immigrants in the U.S. illegally. “What people don’t know is Obama got tremendous amounts of people out of the country. Bush, too,” Trump told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. “I’m gonna do the same thing … We wanna do it in a very humane manner.”

But a press release from Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., whose staff wrote Trump’s immigration policy last summer, contradicts Trump’s claim. It found that Obama’s deportation numbers were inflated and dropped “precipitiously” last year.

“According to statistics provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, deportations of aliens from the United States have decreased precipitously under the Obama administration – particularly of those aliens from the interior of the United States. In FY 2012, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed 409,849 aliens from the United States, with 180,970 coming from the interior of the United States. In FY 2015, ICE removed 235,413 aliens, with only 69,478 coming from the interior,” Sessions’ statement reads.

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  • Consistent August 23, 2016 at 12:28 pm #9487

    CA Surveyor August 23, 2016 at 2:11 pm #9489

    We knew Trump was for amnesty from the beginning; he said so in plain English.

    He will pardon his “Good Ones.” the ones that have jobs. That has been his position all along.

    This is going to blow out what little brain the Trjumpanzies at FR have.

    Sessions thought he could steer Trump; he should have known better.

    Ted Cruz was the only candidate that wanted to deal with the problem, by enforcing the law. Jail the employers, and the problem goes back home.

    EVERYDAY August 23, 2016 at 2:58 pm #9494

    Trump lies on a daily basis, particularly to his supporters. But his supporters are in such a stupor from his Kool Aid, they don’t really care. Their only response when Trump’s lies are exposed is to accuse anyone who brings them up of lying, being a traitor, etc. etc. ad nauseum.

    Woodcutter August 23, 2016 at 3:18 pm #9500

    The new definition of insanity…. “Voting for the establishment candidates over and over and over again and expecting a different results.”

    Consistent August 23, 2016 at 3:35 pm #9504

    slhancock1948 August 23, 2016 at 4:14 pm #9506

    Like the democrat he truly is, anytime he opens his mouth, he is lying. He is just making a lot of people into fools in the process!

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    Pray for righteousness to be restored and for the peace of Jerusalem

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