The case for mass deportations
By
Byron York
November 11, 2024 12:23 pm
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THE CASE FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “launch the largest deportation of criminals in American history.” That is a quote from a Nov. 2 rally in Salem, Virginia, but Trump has said precisely the same thing dozens of times. Still, through the course of a long campaign, with his improvisational style, Trump has occasionally worded his pledge differently. For example, at his Madison Square Garden rally, Trump said, “On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out.” At an Oct. 25 event in Austin, Texas, Trump said he “will launch the largest deportation program in American history” before adding, “We have no choice. We have got to get all of these criminals, these murderers, and drug dealers, and everything, we’re getting them out.” Back on May 24, at his rally in the South Bronx, Trump pledged to “immediately begin the largest criminal deportation operation in our country’s history.” So, variations in wording aside, when Trump talks about mass deportation, he is talking about the mass deportation of criminals.
It’s hard to imagine opposing Trump’s proposal. Who would want to help murderers and drug dealers who entered the country illegally remain in the United States? Yet we have seen much talk that Trump deportation plans go far, far beyond criminals and will ultimately lead to 10 million, 15 million, or perhaps even 20 million people being removed from the country. Part of this is media hysteria. But part of it comes from loose talk by Trump and his advisers. In a Time magazine interview in April, in particular, the interviewer appeared to want Trump to announce that he would herd migrants into detention camps. After several questions, Trump finally said, “I would not rule out anything.” That, of course, led to speculation that Trump would herd migrants into detention camps.
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