Donald Trump Immigration Comments September 2016

Donald Trump continues to create controversy in the United States and around the world for his hard line stance on illegal immigration in the world`s most powerful nation.

Trump surprised many with a brief visit to Mexico this week to meet with the president of that country, Enrique Peña Nieto, he seemed to strike somewhat of a conciliatory tone during the press conference there before returning to the US and giving a tough speech on immigration that very evening in Arizona.

Trump promised to hire more border enforcement agents and that the wall he plans to build would be complete with towers and above and below ground sensors.

The republican candidate insisted that his first priority as president would be to track down and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes within the country, stating that "within the first hour" of his presidency they would be gone.

Is Trump Really Going to Build a Wall?

When Republican candidate Donald Trump brashly stated that he would build a wall on the southern border in order to stem immigration from Mexico and Central America, most pundits believed it to be merely a publicity stunt in order to garner attention. However as time as progressed, Trump has become the official Republican nominee and has showed no sign whatsoever of backing down from the idea.

In fact he took to Twitter on Tuesday to issue the following statement

Many experts had questioned whether building a wall encompassing the entire southern border would be feasible, due to very rugged terrain. Trump however later clarified that the wall would not extend the full length of the border due to "natural barriers" and therefore it would only have to be about 1000km in length. According to Trump the wall would cost 10-12 billion dollars and Mexico is going to pay for its construction.

When asked "what the wall will be made out of?" by a child at a Virginia rally, Trump replied "I`ll tell you what it`s going to be made of, it`s going to be made of hardened concrete and it`s going to be made out of rebar and steel".