Donald Trump Ally outlines first priority once he takes office

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has laid out what he believes former President Donald Trump's immigration priorities will be after he secures another term in the White House.

Immigration has been one of the top issues facing Americans this election cycle. A mass deportation policy announced as a key plank of Republican immigration policy for 2024 could result in the deportation of many millions of undocumented or illegal immigrants. Trump has also pledged to deport some legal immigrants, such as the more than 1 million people admitted to the U.S. on humanitarian parole or allowed to remain in the U.S. under temporary protected status.

In a Wednesday morning appearance on CNN, Rubio was asked whether he would support mass deportations if Trump wanted to do so, and how the administration should handle cases where illegal immigrants have children who are U.S. citizens and have not committed one Crime.

Rubio said he would not comment on what the Trump administration's priorities would be, but said he could “guarantee that their top priority will be, first and foremost, people who are here illegally and unlawfully and who have committed serious acts.” or commit. “Commit crimes or pose a danger to the country.”

“If you are a convicted murderer in El Salvador or a convicted murderer in Venezuela or whatever and you have now entered the United States illegally, you must be deported,” Rubio said.

“I don’t care how many children you have in the United States, you are here unlawfully, you must go because you are a threat to the country.”

“And that’s what I think you would prioritize, and you work your way down from there.

“And the most important thing is, if you don't start enforcing your immigration laws, if you don't start sending the message that there are people in this country who are in this country illegally and are going to be deported, then more people will come.” It was all based exclusively on incentives.”

The senator, who ran against Trump in 2016, was also asked if he would be interested in a role in the incoming president's administration.

“I'm always interested in serving this country, I'm doing it now in the United States Senate,” Rubio said.

But the senator said he has not yet had discussions about a role.

“I definitely plan on working with him,” Rubio added.

Newsweek has reached out to Rubio and the Trump campaign for comment via email.

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