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Article snippet: MORE is doubling down on his hard-line immigration stance in the final days before the midterm elections, revisiting a tried-and-tested plan he hopes will fire up his core supporters and get them to the polls on Election Day. Trump has recently made a series of dramatic, yet legally dubious, proposals designed to stoke fears about what he says is a rising influx of undocumented immigrants into the U.S. The approach could redirect attention from a series of bad headlines for Trump, from the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and the bomb-scare involving prominent Democrats to the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But it also comes with its own risks. Stymied on his promise to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump is communicating to supporters that he intends to deliver on his campaign pledges on immigration, even if it is unclear how many of those plans will come to fruition. “I think it’s a pretty clear message that he’s the guy who is doing exactly what he told voters he would do when they elected him,” said Andy Surabian, a Republican strategist and former Trump White House official. “When he said he doesn’t want illegal immigration and he doesn’t want amnesty, he meant it,” Surabian added. “It’s less about immigration, per se, and more about the president following through on his promises to his voters.” In an interview with Axios released Tuesday, Trump vowed to end citizenship for children of nonlegal residents born in the U.S., a chan... Link to the full article to read more