Speaking from his Vatican residence to an Italian television program, Francis claimed that Trump would force “poor wretches that don’t have anything foot the bill” if the plans were carried out.
“That is incorrect. “You don’t solve problems that way,” he remarked.
Soon after taking office, Trump has pledged to start the biggest expulsion of unauthorized immigrants in US history.
Pope Francis sent Trump “cordial greetings” and urged him to lead a society that has “no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion” and to encourage “peace and reconciliation among peoples” in a message posted on Monday.
It is well known that the Pope cares deeply about the plight of migrants. He said that “systematically working by all means to drive away migrants” during a public appearance in August of last year.
