Story highlights Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson is pitching to Donald Trump's voters

The former New Mexico governor also criticized Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton

(CNN) Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson isn't buying comments from Donald Trump Tuesday that "there could certainly be a softening" of the Republican presidential nominee's stance on immigration

"Look, we should embrace immigration," Johnson said Wednesday during an appearance on CNN's "New Day." "These are really hard-working people that are taking jobs that U.S. citizens don't want."

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The former governor of New Mexico was dismissive of recent signals that the Republican nominee could moderate some of his immigration proposals, including his previous call to round up and deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.

"He still says he wants to build a wall across the border," Johnson said of Trump. "And, really, he's not going to deport all 11 million. He's going to keep some."

Trump's hard-line position on the issue of immigration has animated his campaign more than any other, but that once-resolute stance has turned fuzzy this week.

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