Overview
- Speaking on a panel titled “The West–West Divide: What Remains of Common Values” in Munich, Clinton called mass migration disruptive and said border policy should be humane and secure.
- She said there are places where a physical barrier is appropriate, though she opposed large-scale wall expansion during her 2016 campaign.
- Clinton asserted that more people were deported under Bill Clinton and Barack Obama than during President Donald Trump’s first term or the current year of his second term.
- During the same session, she clashed with Czech deputy prime minister Petr Macinka over Trump-era policies in a tense exchange.
- Right-leaning outlets framed her comments as a notable shift from prior positions and amplified her deportation claim and border-security emphasis.