At this point in the fierce battle for the Republican Party nomination, America has had more than enough opportunities to hear Donald Trump, a.k.a. "The Donald," and his plans to "make America great again" if he were to be elected president. While Trump has had success in the business realm for numerous years, many question whether or not he is equipped with the correct skills set to lead our nation as his proposals have seemed illogical, flashy and simply unattainable.
Looking particularly at his stance on immigration, Trump proposes building a giant wall on the United States' southern border in an attempt to prevent additional illegal immigrants from crossing over into the States. Trump claims that this giant wall will solve the majority of our illegal immigrant problems, and he intends to "force" the Mexican government to pay for the cost of its construction. In the eyes of many Americans, building a wall spanning more than 2,000 miles along the border seems unpractical and like a large, unnecessary expense.
In addition to Trump's simplistic plan to construct this heightened border security defense, he plans to deport all 11 million immigrants in the potential 4-year-span of his time in the White House if he were to be elected. Instead of working with these families, Trump's solution is to merely rid the country of them in order to make America a supposed "stronger nation." While his cut-throat manner and confident demeanor may have lead to his riches in business, to many American viewers who watched the Republican debate, Trump appeared uninformed, overly self-assured and disrespectful to the ideas of the other candidates.
Only time will tell if Trump's aggressive stride in policy reform will keep him in popular standing with the voters. After all, it is still quite early in the political polls.