Donald Trump on the Issues #1: Immigration
"As has been stated continuously in the press, people are pouring across our borders unabated. Public reports routinely state great amounts of crime are being committed by illegal immigrants. This must be stopped and it must be stopped now.”
"Restore integrity to our immigration system by prioritizing the interests of Americans first."
'When Trump was asked to explain the connection between the judge's alleged bias and his ethnicity, Trump said: “I think it has to do with perhaps the fact that I'm very, very strong on the border.”'
"Donald Trump released his immigration plan on Sunday, and one of the most glaring facets of his decidedly anti-immigration model is that it will be significantly more difficult for tech companies to grant H-1B visas to foreign workers."
"The key component of Trump’s plan for the H-1B visa include an increase in the prevailing wage, making it more expensive to use H-1B workers. Many visa holders are paid the lowest prevailing wage level set for entry-level positions. Trump doesn’t spell out his specific action plan, but some have argued for eliminating lower prevailing wage levels altogether, according to Computerworld.
Secondly, the billionaire real estate mogul wants companies to hire U.S.-born workers first. Critics attest without such a mandate, visa workers can be used to replace U.S. workers.
“We need companies to hire from the domestic pool of unemployed,” wrote Trump."
Based on these few quotes and the outlined ideas on his website, we see a plan for immigration which will promote deportation enforcement at all levels, with what is described as a special emphasis on "criminal aliens." A border wall is planned, though Donald Trump has already begun to state he plans to implement some existing border fencing as part of his wall (a walk-back reminiscent of Nigel Farage's walkback on public health funding after Brexit). Donald Trump also wants to further limit and make difficult certain entrance work visas and other immigrant work programs, which he says he will use to give more jobs to people inside the United States at this time.
Donald Trump during the campaign has also stated this his tough stances on immigration make cause conflicts on interest with professionals of Hispanic descent, regardless of country of origin.