Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway suggested that the reason for Donald Trump's emphasis on the wall is because of its literal nature. | AP Photo Conway: Trump focuses on wall because it's 'easy for people to understand'

When it comes to whether Donald Trump prioritizes building a wall along the United States’ southern border or dealing with the 11 million immigrants already in the country illegally, the Republican nominee’s campaign manager is leaving no doubt.

“It’s absolutely building the wall, and here’s why: That is the piece that people feel has not been done, that we’ve fallen down on the job in this country both left, right and center, Brian, in terms of securing the border,” Kellyanne Conway said during a telephone interview Tuesday on the Fox News Radio show “Kilmeade & Friends.”


Commenting that politicians often promise to “secure the borders” only to fail, Conway suggested that the reason for Trump’s emphasis on the wall is because of its literal nature.

“So a wall is something very easy for people to understand. It’s physical, it’s tactile, it’s visible,” Conway told Kilmeade. “And if you build a wall, then of course you’re putting that, you’re actually putting boundaries, not invisible boundaries but actual boundaries between us and a country where, you know, drugs are flowing over the border, people are coming over the border, we don’t know who’s living among us, and by the way, ensure their safety as well.”

Trump will clarify his immigration proposal at a Wednesday night rally in Phoenix, after more than a week of speculation over whether he might be changing his position on his original campaign issue.

“In terms of the 11 million, I think the media are very focused on that because they … don’t want to hear all of the other points. They don’t want to hear no amnesty, no legalization, no more sanctuary cities,” said Conway, listing off the names of parents whose children were killed by undocumented immigrants and who subsequently appeared with Trump on the campaign trail.

The media, Conway said, do not want those parents “to be the face of our campaign, and indeed, they are,” nor do they focus on the proposals of Hillary Clinton or the actions of President Barack Obama.

“So they try to fixate on the 11 [million] or 12 million, and frankly, Mr. Trump will address that tomorrow,” Conway said. “But that’s an area, too, where he has said that he wants to be fair and humane, not hurt people, but at the same time, we have to have a country. We have to have borders, and we have to enforce our laws.”