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By Katy Tur and Carrie Dann
July 8, 2015
Donald
Trump said Wednesday that he believes he will win the Latino vote,
slamming Hillary Clinton for promoting what he called an immigration
policy that would "let everybody
come in… killers, criminals, drug dealers."
"I
have a great relationship with the Mexican people. I have many people
working for me - look at the job in Washington - I have many legal
immigrants working with me.
And many of them come from Mexico. They love me, I love them," the 2016
GOP contender said in an interview with NBC News. "And I'll tell you
something, if I get the nomination, I'll win the Latino vote."
Trump
said that "there's nothing to apologize for" in relation to his
controversial comments about Mexico, arguing that he'll win the support
of Latinos because of his
record creating jobs.
"Hillary
Clinton is not going to be able to create jobs, I will tell you right
now," he said. "Neither is Jeb Bush going to be able to create jobs. I
will create jobs
and the Latinos will have jobs that they don't have right now. And I
will win that vote."
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He added that Hillary Clinton's immigration policy would be to "let everybody come in… killers, criminals, drug dealers."
"Hillary's
weak on immigration," he said. "I might be divisive on immigration, but
she's weak on immigration, which is far worse."
"If you listen to Hillary, she is so weak on immigration, we will have a crime rate like you've never seen," he added.
Trump also labeled Clinton "the worst secretary of state in the history of our nation."
"The world blew up around us," he said of her tenure at the helm of the State Department.
The
real estate mogul continued to state that he will build an
"impenetrable" wall between the United States and Mexico and that he
would "make" the Mexican government
foot the bill.
"Mexico's making a fortune off the United States," he said. "I would get them to pay for the wall. Believe me."
Trump
dismissed the idea that his business has been hurt by companies backing
away from him as a result of his controversial comments. Macy's, Serta,
NBC Universal and
Univision have announced that they've severed business ties with him.
"This
is too important. Yeah, I'm losing some contracts. Who cares?" he said.
"They're weak and they want to be politically correct. Some of them
have already apologized
to me and said they made a mistake."
Trump
was also asked about a Washington Post report that quoted undocumented
immigrants working on his hotel project in Washington, D.C.
"We
have a very strong system," he replied, saying that the newspaper did
not reference any of the workers by name. "I have a contractor that is
one of the biggest in
the nation, they're doing it. So far, they're doing a very good job. We
have a very strong verification system."
In a statement, Trump's campaign said:
Trump
International Hotel, Washington DC has hired Lend Lease, a globally
recognized construction management firm, to oversee construction at the
Old Post Office and requires
all contractors performing work at the project to follow all applicable
federal, state and local laws. Our contractors are required to have
prospective employees produce documentation that establishes identity
and employment eligibility in compliance with
immigration law. Lend Lease and the Trump Organization have worked on
many large development projects together and have always used best in
class practices above and beyond what is required by law."
Trump's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants came during his unscripted announcement speech last month.
"When
Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best," he said during
the speech. "They're not sending you, they're sending people that have
lots of problems and
they're bringing those problems. They're bringing drugs, they're
bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but
I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're getting."
NBC Universal announced on June 29 that it was cutting ties with Trump as a result of the comments.
"At
NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our
values," NBC's statement read. "Due to the recent derogatory statements
by Donald Trump regarding immigrants,
NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump."
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