Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceGardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE (R) in an interview Sunday dodged a question about whether a Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE administration would deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Instead, Pence said Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is focused on the "more than 300 million people who are citizens of this country and are here legally in this country and driving policies in immigration that will work for them, work for the future of our nation."

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"I think what Donald Trump laid out this week in Arizona was really a roadmap to end illegal immigration once and for all in this country," Pence, Trump's running mate, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"I mean, for more than a generation politicians in both political parties have been talking about ending illegal immigration. But I think what the American people see in Donald Trump is a man who, as president, will lead the effort to do that."

Pence also highlighted the 10-point plan laid out by the GOP nominee in a speech on immigration last week.

"All the things that we know will bring all the incentives that are built into our economy, all of the ways that illegal immigration has been made possible in this country, all of that will come to an end," Pence said.

"And I think that's exactly what the American people want to hear today. And with regard to anyone that remains after all of that is done, I think what you heard Donald Trump say is that we'll give consideration, working with the Congress, in a new and reformed immigration system, to consider it at that time."

When pressed further on whether Trump supports the deportation of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, Pence continued to dodge.

"As I travel across this country campaigning with Donald Trump and for Donald Trump, I think people hear him loud and clear," Pence said.

"And he's been completely consistent on this point," he said, noting that Trump put illegal immigration at the "center of the national debate."

Pence said the American people want to see leadership at a national level that "doesn't myopically focus on the group that you're focused on and I know the media loves to focus on."

When pushed further and questioned about whether it's fair to say Pence and the Trump campaign will not directly address the question about the 11 million undocumented immigrations, Pence said he thinks Trump has been "completely consistent" and has answered the question — though the Indiana governor declined to give a direct answer himself.

"I believe Donald Trump is exactly right: The American people don't want to have that conversation until they know that we are once again a nation with borders and we're once again serious about enforcing our laws in a way that will end illegal immigration once and for all," he said.