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To the Point

Did Trump betray his base on immigration?

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Immigration has been the identifying issue of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, but — in his own words — he's "softening" his call for mass deportations. If he really means it, what about his base of supporters, the Republican Party and the future of "immigration reform."

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0:04.7

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0:10.1

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0:15.5

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0:19.9

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0:23.2

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0:30.3

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI Public Radio International. This is To the Point.

0:38.8

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0:45.0

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point.

0:47.7

Donald Trump's waffling on immigration, which seemed at the root of his presidential campaign,

0:51.8

has even his own campaign staff sounding confused.

0:54.6

He hasn't changed his position on immigration.

0:57.2

He's changed the words that he is saying.

0:59.7

After months of pledging to round up and deport some 10 million undocumented people,

1:03.8

last week he proposed what sounded like amnesty to some longtime supporters.

1:08.2

Or did he?

1:09.4

He still wants the wall, and he might or might not make

1:11.9

an immigration speech Wednesday in the interest of clarification. If he does, how much will

1:16.8

it matter to his base or to the rapidly diminishing number of undecided voters? Today's talking

1:22.4

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