Trump: US 'a dumping ground for the rest of the world'

DALLAS (AP) - Renewing his charge against illegal immigration, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday called the United States "a dumping ground for the rest of the world."

He did so as he rallied thousands of Texas supporters behind his fiery candidacy and promised Republican leaders he's just getting started.

Despite calls from GOP officials to tone down his rhetoric on the sensitive issue, the GOP front-runner decried "anchor babies" and gang members among the immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, drawing huge ovations from a loud audience packed into Dallas' American Airlines Center. The 20,000-capacity venue was at least three-quarters full for the evening rally.