Trump's immigration shift splits his supporters
By Al Weaver (@alweaver22) • 8/25/16 1:05 PM
Donald Trump's sudden signal that he's ready to soften his approach on immigration has split his backers, as some are cautiously supporting him, others are wary and some are outraged that he's moving away from the tough stance he outlined last year.
Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity this week that he was open to allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S., and said he would "work with" them. He hinted that they might be able to stay if they pay back taxes, although he said he would still kick the "bad ones" out, and said he would still build the border wall.
Still, those comments fly in the face of Trump's previous plan for a "deportation force" that would remove the 11 million illegal immigrants from the U.S., and it forced Trump supporters of all stripes to try to get their heads around the sudden change.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, the first U.S. senator to openly support Trump, said Thursday that he would be "supportive" of a potential deal on the issue. However, he noted that dealing with the 11 million will take a back seat to enforcement of the law in any deal.
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