NEW YORK CITY: Donald Trump’s hardline stance on immigration after two bombings in the New York area again sparked debate on the White House campaign trail on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), as his son caused a firestorm by comparing Syrian refugees to lethal candies.

The Republican presidential hopeful’s uncompromising position on undocumented migrants -- even calling them a dangerous “Trojan horse” who enter the country with the aim of doing harm -- is inextricably linked to his meteoric political rise.

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