US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday made it very clear that from the day 1 of his administration the
borders will be closed and criminals will be deported. He also said that the America will be governed by common sense not by stupid people.
“It’s going to be closed. Very strongly, it’s going to be closed, and we’re going to have to take people out that are criminals,” Trump said when asked about his administration’s day 1. He said this after holding a lengthy meeting on Capitol Hill with Republican senators late Wednesday.
He expressed concern about criminal illegal immigrants remaining free instead of being incarcerated.
Bas you know, they’re going to have to be removed. And it’s one of the reasons I won the election in a landslide. The people of this country don’t want murderers walking down their farms or their streets or their cities. As you know, we had thousands of people that murdered other people that were in jail, that were released into our country. Many of those people murdered more than one person. Many of them, about 42%, supposedly. We want them out of our country, and we’re going to get a country back again, and we’re going to be really governed by common sense,” the President-elect added.
The Senate is scheduled to review the Laken Riley Act on Thursday, legislation named for a Georgia university student who lost her life to a Venezuelan national who entered illegally but was subsequently released under the current administration. The House approved this measure on Tuesday.
The legislation would require detention and deportation of any undocumented immigrant facing theft or burglary charges.
“These are the principles of common sense. We’re not going to be governed by stupid people. We’re going to common sense. We’re going to be respected all over the world again very soon,” he added.
Border security and deportation of illegal immigrants were central to Mr. Trump’s electoral campaign. He has consistently promised immediate action on border issues upon taking office and has selected Cabinet members specifically to address these matters.
