Trump won the nomination of the Republican Party on the basis of his immigration policy proposals - to deport 11 million undocumented people by creating a "deportation force" to implement the deportations. He detailed his intent more specifically than anything else he has proclaimed, except perhaps that he intended to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it. Any person with a discerning brain knew the wall could not happen and certainly wouldn't be paid for by Mexico. Maybe his deportation plans fooled a few more people. In any case, a plurality of Republican voters - never a majority, by the way - voted for him based on these proposals.
Now Trump is backing down. He is muttering, rather without clarity, on developing some kind of legality for them. And meeting with representatives of the Latino community at Trump Tower. And his campaign manager, when asked about what Trump's plan is now, replied "To be determined."
Here's the thing. Why would his core supporters, based on his immigration proposals, continue to support him? He can't be trusted, even on his most fundamental tenets. He only says what he thinks will get him votes.
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