Trump’s immigration ‘softening’ changes nothing with voters

Published August 31, 2016 4:05am ET



Today in Arizona, Donald Trump will deliver a speech laying out further details about his immigration policy. Thus far defined primarily by his promise to “build a wall” along the southern border, and to create a “deportation force” to get illegal immigrants out of the country, Trump has been praised by immigration hard-liners such as pundit Ann Coulter and Rep. Steve King of Iowa.

But last week, Trump said he intended to “soften” his stance on the issue, and to try to be kind to those who may be here illegally but have committed no other crime, to find a way to allow them to stay.

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