Christie: Trump Has Been 'Completely Consistent' on Immigration

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who chairs Donald Trump's transition team, deflected questions on whether the Republican nominee is softening his stance on immigration, insisting that the candidate has been "completely consistent" on the issue.

"This is a guy who's been very consistent on no amnesty, no legalization, for folks who have come into the country illegally, and that's always been the underpinning of his policy along with the building of the wall on the United States Mexican border," the New Jersey governor told Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week."

At issue is one of Trump's main campaign promises, to deport every immigrant who is here illegally and require them to re-apply for citizenship from their home countries, through legal channels.

Trump has repeated this pledge throughout the campaign. But last week, Trump suggested that undocumented immigrants who had spent their time in the U.S. productively might be able to stay if they pay back taxes.

Christie insisted Trump remains committed to deportations, the core of his proposed immigration policy.

"I think he's been very clear on this, we're not going to have amnesty," Christie told Raddatz.

"What we're going to do is to get those who are breaking the law out of the country as quickly as possible to make sure that then you deal with people in a humane way," Christie added. "I think that's what he's been saying. He's been saying that for as long as I've been listening to him of late, and that's what he's going to do."