Donald Trump changes immigration tune, calls for 'extreme vetting'
- 8 years ago
Donald Trump has veered slightly off course regarding his stance on immigration in a new interview with 60 Minutes, telling the CBS show he is in favor of "extreme vetting" of persons from "territories" with a history of terror.
"We're going to have a thing called 'extreme vetting.'
And if people want to come in, there's going to be extreme vetting.
They're going to come in and we're going to know where they came from and who they are," Trump said.
Syrian refugees appear to still be on Trump's radar.
The presumptive GOP nominee's initial proposal called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
But later on during a trip to Scotland, Trump shifted a bit on the controversial policy when he told a reporter it wouldn't "bother" him to allow a Scottish or British Muslim to come into the United States.
"We're going to have a thing called 'extreme vetting.'
And if people want to come in, there's going to be extreme vetting.
They're going to come in and we're going to know where they came from and who they are," Trump said.
Syrian refugees appear to still be on Trump's radar.
The presumptive GOP nominee's initial proposal called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
But later on during a trip to Scotland, Trump shifted a bit on the controversial policy when he told a reporter it wouldn't "bother" him to allow a Scottish or British Muslim to come into the United States.