Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump this week offered more specificity on his plan to handle illegal immigration, floating a two-year benchmark for deportations.
Trump said it would take 18-24 months to get the estimated 12 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally out of the country.
“We have to get them out," Trump said on a conference call with Alabama Republicans. "If we have wonderful cases, they can come back in but they have to come back in legally."
The businessman said that goal could be met with "really good management," when asked on an Alabama Republican Party call whether immigrants could be deported in five to 10 years.
Trump outlined his plan to tackle illegal immigration in a six-page proposal released last month, and has repeatedly said on the campaign trail that illegal immigrants "have to go."
Trump said it would take 18-24 months to get the estimated 12 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally out of the country.
The problem with an estimate (time) based on someone's estimate (number of illegals) is that Trump is a shallow thinker. There are (at least) 36,000,000 illegals in America; that will take six years, if Trump is even close to being lucky.
The US/State and local governments don't have a clue about the total number of illegals in the USA; as a result, they estimate the numbers on the low side.
"The US/State and local governments don't have a clue about the total number of illegals in the USA; as a result, they estimate the numbers on the low side."
I see. So that gives you license to make up some outrageous number on the high side.
So that gives you license to make up some outrageous number on the high side.
Of course not. For every illegal, estimated by the US government and other "official" groups it is estimated another three or more illegals are crossing.
There is no accurate "official" number is what I am saying and the numbers are down-played by the goverment and media.
"There is no accurate "official" number is what I am saying and the numbers are down-played by the goverment and media."
Of course there's no "official" number. But you'd have much more credibility if you cited a source which wasn't as biased as you say the government and the media is.
But that takes some work, and we know know how you feel about that. We all realize it's much easier for you to throw out a number like "36 million" and just walk away.
