Donald Trump reaches out to Hispanic voters with promise of 'fair but firm' immigrant policy

Donald Trump has promised to be "fair but firm" towards the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally, in a shift in tone that raised questions on whether he is backtracking from previous pledges to push for mass deportations.

The billionaire businessman, whose hardline approach to immigration and fierce rhetoric propelled him to the Republican presidential nomination, insisted that he was not "flip-flopping" on the divisive issue as he worked to broaden his support two and a half months before the general election.