Trump’s “plan” includes many familiar conservative positions, including a nationwide E-Verify program, enhancing penalties for those who overstay their visas, the mandatory deportation of criminal undocumented immigrants, a crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities,” and of course, a giant wall. Trump outlined his three key immigration principles in a six page plan that he promised would “make America great again”:
1. A nation without borders is not a nation. There must be a wall across the southern border. 2. A nation without laws is not a nation. Laws passed in accordance with our Constitutional system of government must be enforced. 3. A nation that does not serve its own citizens is not a nation. Any immigration plan must improve jobs, wages and security for all Americans.