Donald Trump has not made a "firm commitment" on the deportation of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., a chief supporter said Sunday.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said Trump is struggling with what to do with those in the U.S. illegally.
"He's wrestling with how to do that. People that are here unlawfully, came into the country against our laws, are subject to being removed. That's just plain fact," Sessions said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
"What I'm certain about is that he did not make a firm commitment yesterday, or the meeting the other day, about what he will do with that. But he did listen, and he's talking about it."
Donald Trump's new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, also declined Sunday to say whether Trump still backs a deportation force to remove undocumented immigrants.
"What he supports is to make sure that we enforce the law, that we are respectful of those Americans who are looking for well-paying jobs, and that we are fair and humane for those who live among us in this country," Conway said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"You are hearing him say that. You just don't want to hear it. I don't either."
No. I am hearing others say that.
“Mr. Trump did not say he was in favor of legalization,” said Helen Aguirre-Ferre, who joined the RNC staff to help coordinate outreach to the Hispanic community and act as the GOP Hispanic communications director."
"Anyone at the meeting, held at Trump Tower, who got the impression that Trump had changed his position on foreigners in the United States illegally misinterpreted his remarks, she said."
“What Mr. Trump said was very clear,” she said. “Some folks talked about legalization, not citizenship, for the undocumented, Mr. Trump did not say he was in favor of legalization. Some folks may have felt that he was open to it–and he gave zero indication of that.”
"Aguirre-Ferre’s debunking of the reports in both BuzzFeed and Univision is an embarrassment to both progressive outlets, and echoes what the Trump campaign has said."
