Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a visit to the childhood home of Dr. Ben Carson, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(CNSNews.com) - Dr. Ben Carson says Donald Trump is "talking about some real clear things" to improve the lives of African Americans who are living in poverty.



One is a school-choice/voucher system. And the other is a new stimulus plan:



"We have had in-depth discussions about the $2.1 trillion that are overseas," Carson, a Trump adviser, told "Fox News Sunday," referring to American companies that incorporate overseas to avoid the heavy U.S. tax burden.



Carson said Trump wants to repatriate some of that money, but instead of have the companies pay taxes to sell their products in the U.S., Trump would stipulate that "ten percent has to be used in enterprise zones and to create jobs for people who are unemployed, underemployed or on welfare."





"You want to talk about a stimulus, that would be the biggest stimulus since FDR's New Deal, and it wouldn't cost the taxpayers one penny," Carson said. "It gets corporate America once again involved in their communities, which they used to be before the government took over and made a mess of it."



Carson, a Detroit native, accompanied Trump to that failing city on Saturday, as Trump addressed a black congregation, telling them, his plans for economic change "will be so good for Detroit and so good for this community because we're going to bring jobs back."



Asked what his visit accomplished, Carson noted that the Republican Party has traditionally "written off" the African-American community" as "Democrat territory."



"Donald Trump is changing that narrative and is really starting to talk about this in a very serious way," Carson said. " And I've had many discussions can him about it...And what is going to be accomplished is something that many in the Democratic Party fear, and this is an alternative -- an alternative to, you know, promises that are not kept.



"And look at the situation that's going on in our inner cities with the school systems. You look at the incarceration rates that are going on, the broken homes, out of wedlock births, the economic situation. This is not good.



And, of course, it doesn't apply to all blacks, you know? But we have a substantial number of blacks living in our inner cities. And if our inner cities are weak and are not prospering, how can the entire nation prosper? And that is really the goal."



Host Chris Wallace noted that Trump calls for school choice, but "nowwhere does he explain what he means by school choice, how it would work and how he would pay for it."



Carson replied, "Well, it is assumed that people know that school choice means you get a choice of your school. You're not necessarily assigned to a school because of where you live and if that school happens to be dysfunctional, you just suffer the consequences.



That is something that we want to change. We want to give people choice by a voucher system. And it's very interesting that many people in the political arena are against vouchers and school choice and yet, they send their own children to very prestigious, private schools -- fully recognizing if you give a person a good education, it doesn't matter what their racial or economic background is, they basically will be able to write their own ticket.



"This should be a high priority for us and it was for those who founded this country, and they talk about the need for an educated and well-informed society -- particularly Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson."



Carson said when it comes to bettering the lives of African Americans, "It's really the Democratic Party that has the explaining to do. They've been in charge of our cities for a long time.

"The city I grew up in, Detroit, was once the most prosperous city in the United States -- some people say in the world. From there, it went to the largest bankruptcy. That was not a coincidence.



"And we see that in our large cities across the nation under Democratic control. That is a problem."



In his speech to a black congregation in Detroit, Trump said he will lay out his plans in the days ahead, "But today I just want to let you know that I am here to listen to you."



He praised black churches as "one of God's greatest gifts to America and to its people."



"There is perhaps no action our leaders can take that would do more to heal our country and support our people than to provide a greater platform to the black churches and churchgoers. You do right every day by your community and your families. You raise children in the light of God. I will always support your church, always, and defend your right to worship. It's so important.



"I am here today to listen to your message, and I hope my presence here will also help your voice to reach new audiences in our country. And many of these audiences desperately need your spirit and your thought, I can tell you that."