<div>While doubling down on his campaign stance of deporting illegal migrants, US President-elect Donald Trump says he wants immigrants to come in legally.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>"We obviously have to make the border strong and powerful and, and we have to -- at the same time, we want people to come into our country," he said in an interview with NBC, his first since his election to a second term.</div>
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<div>"I'm not somebody that says, 'No, you can't come in.' We want people to come in," he said.</div>
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<div>When the interviewers asked him about the cost of mass deportation of illegal migrants, he said, "It's not a question of a price tag."</div>
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<div>"When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries, &hellip; there is no price tag" for deportations, he added.</div>
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<div>Trump said in his interview with two journalists from the network that his mandate is to bring "to bring common sense" to the country.</div>
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<div>"You can't have defund the police, these kind of things. They don't want to give up and they don't work, and the people understand that," he added.</div>
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<div>He said that "the Democrats are not in line with the thinking of the country" resulting in a political realignment with him making gains among Latinos, Asian Americans, women, and young voters compared to 2020.</div>
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<div>Surveys bear out the claim and also show gains among Blacks.</div>
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<div>He described his calls with President Joe Biden and Harris as "very nice calls, very respectful both ways," and said he expected to have lunch with Biden.</div>
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<div>Trump said that he has spoken to 70 world leaders, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, but not to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.</div>
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<div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the leaders he has spoken to.</div>
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<div>PM Modi said in a post on X, "Had a great conversation with my friend, President @realDonaldTrump congratulating him on his spectacular victory. Looking forward to working closely together once again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space, and several other sectors."</div>
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<div>--IANS</div>
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President-elect says there is no price tag for deportation

Trump doubles down on mass deportation of illegals, but says he wants immigrants

President-elect says there is no price tag for deportation

November 8, 2024 | 09:12 IST