The Mexican wall
Trump's proposed wall on the southern U.S. border with Mexico was, unsurprisingly, the focus of a large chunk of his position paper.
Much of his reasoning pointed to what he sees as a wave of crimes committed in the U.S. by undocumented immigrants, as well as healthcare, housing, education costs, and welfare costs. Trump also believes undocumented immigrants are taking opportunities away from American jobseekers, alleging that "black Americans have been particularly harmed."
Asserting that "Mexico’s leaders have been taking advantage of the United States by using illegal immigration to export the crime and poverty in their own country," Trump believes our neighbors to the south should pick up the bill for building a permanent wall at the border.
If the country chooses not to, Trump believes the U.S. should impose financial penalties on Mexico including "increasing fees on all temporary visas issued to Mexican CEOs and diplomats (and if necessary cancel them)," increase fees on all border crossing card, increase fees at ports of entry to the United States from Mexico, and impose tariffs and foreign aid cuts on the country.
Rescinding birthright citizenship
Trump wants to eliminate the birthright citizenship — the legal right of children born in U.S. territory to become citizens regardless of their parents legal status.
He believes it "remains the biggest magnet for illegal immigration." While much of Trump's own policy paper rises to the defense of the Constitution, this particular point seems to go squarely against it.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution grants citizenship to everyone "born or naturalized in the United States."
