Caitlyn Jenner says 1.75 million migrants SHOULD have opportunity to become citizens in campaign for California Gov

CAITLYN Jenner says 1.75 million undocumented migrants should be given the opportunity to become US citizens in her campaign for California governor.

The 71-year-old Olympic gold medalist told CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday that she's all "for legal immigration" and said the situation at the border is one of the main reasons she decided to run for governor.

"What's been happening on the border was honestly one of the reasons I decided to run for governor. I was watching people dying come across the river. Kids in cages, whatever you want to call them," Jenner said.

When asked by Bash if they should be handed a path to citizenship, Jenner responded "absolutely."

"There's a lot of people but personally I have met some of the most wonderful people who are immigrants who have come to this country, and they are just model citizens, they are just great people and I would fight for them to be, you know, US citizens," she continued.

Jenner added that she also supports deportation, specifically for "the bad ones."

Asked to elaborate, Jenner described the "bad ones" as those with criminal records or ties to violent criminal gangs, such as MS-13.

"The list goes on," she said. "There’s a lot of bad people trying to cross our border illegally. I don’t want those people in our country."

Jenner announced on April 23 that she would be taking on embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is currently facing a recall election.

In an interview with Sean Hannity last week, she said she was in favor of reforming the immigration system but said she was opposed to sanctuary cities.

"I am pro-law enforcement, pro-Border Patrol, pro-ICE," she said.

The reality TV star further affirmed that she supported the resumption of the border wall with Mexico, calling it an essential tool in helping to stop immigration.

"I am all for the wall," the registered Republican said. "We can't have a state, we can't have a country without a secure wall."

"You have two questions here. One is stopping people from coming in illegally into the state. And then the second question is, what do we do with the people that are here? We are a compassionate country, okay? We are a compassionate state. 

"Some help, I mean, some people we're going to send back, okay, no question about that. But I have met some of the greatest immigrants into our country."

Jenner also voiced her concerns over President Joe Biden, telling Hannity "I don't think I've agreed with anything."

"I don't think, since he's been in there, he has done anything for the American worker, maybe other ones. So, it is a 180-degree turn in our country, going the other direction, and it scares me."

Earlier this month, Jenner criticized Go. Newsom claiming that her friends are leaving the state under his administration because of tax rates and the state's homeless population.

She also made headlines last week when she said she doesn't support transgender women competing in female sports, calling it "unfair."

Jenner, a registered Republican, has not yet said what party she is running for in her bid for Governor, or whether she'll run as an independent.

In 2016 she endorsed Donald Trump for president but she withdrew her support after his administration's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

She now has a number of former Trump aides working on her campaign, according to Axios.

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