“Mass Deportation Now!” declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump’s pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history.

Some Republicans aren’t quite ready for that.

Lauren B. Peña, a Republican activist from Texas, said that hearing Trump’s calls for mass deportations, as well as terms like “illegals” and “invasion” thrown around at the convention, made her feel uncomfortable. Like some Republicans in Congress who have advanced balanced approaches to immigration, she hopes Trump is just blustering.

“He’s not meaning to go and deport every family that crosses the border, he means deport the criminals and the sex offenders,” Peña said.

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    3 months ago

    Yes Donald, please keep running your mouth until Texas is in play.

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      3 months ago

      Even a purple Texas is better than the hot garbage of leadership we have here now. So yes, please Donald. Talk your way into having Colin Allred as our senator. Ted Cruz is so terrible.