Some Republicans try to tone down Trump's mass deportation threats

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : In a news conference, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Trump "has made it perfectly clear that this is a process and you have to have a priority list."
49% : Asked in the interview whether she got those assurances from Trump or someone in his potential administration, Salazar didn't directly answer, but said she is "going to be one of those voices making sure within the GOP to make that distinction.
49% : But Trump has said repeatedly that he would conduct the largest deportation operation in U.S. history on the first day of his administration.
47% : In an exclusive interview with NBC News on Wednesday, Trump said, "It's not a question of a price tag, we have no choice ...
38% : "The Texas governor also said that it would take time for Trump to undertake the deportations, because he'll need to rebuild Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
35% : But in prior interviews and on the campaign trail, Trump and others have not targeted the deportations to just those who have committed violent crimes.
27% : He said Trump would first pursue "all the criminals who are here who crossed the border illegally and committed a crime in the United States or had a criminal background before they entered the United States.
26% : "And Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said in an NBC News interview Wednesday that Trump has "made clear that his priority is to deport dangerous criminals.
26% : He said Trump would not be falling short of his campaign pledge if the hardworking immigrants he seeks to protect are not included in the deportations.
22% : Trump has also previously pledged to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1789.
17% : Without naming it, Trump has invoked the 1950s deportations conducted by the Eisenhower's administration, dubbed with the racist label "Operation Wetback."
13% : Trump undid Obama's deportation priorities, broadening the pool of immigrants who could be targeted for removal and giving more power to immigration enforcement officers to make those judgments, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
8% : "But unlike Salazar and Rubio, Abbott said Trump would go further: "You begin with are the criminals and after you get done with that, he'll look elsewhere.

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