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Leader Of Conservative Latino Group Backs Trump Immigration Proposal, Calling It 'Centrist'

The immigration framework calls for eventual citizenship for young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, funding for a border wall and crackdowns on legal and illegal immigration.

President Trump’s immigration framework calls for eventual citizenship for young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, funding for a border wall and crackdowns on legal and illegal immigration.

Alfonso Aguilar (@amigoaguilar), president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss why he is backing Trump’s proposal.

Interview Highlights

On President Trump’s generalizations about immigrants and crime

“I don’t love that

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