Trump's mass deportation plans would be costly. Here's why

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Echoing former President Donald Trump's frequent campaign promise, crowds at the Republican National Convention in July waved signs reading "Mass Deportation Now!" Alex Wong/Getty Images

Trump’s mass deportation plans would be costly. Here’s why

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
10 minute read
Published 6:00 AM EDT, Sat October 19, 2024

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump vows he’ll kick millions of undocumented immigrants out of the US if he’s reelected.

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Experts say any path a future Trump administration picks would be complicated and costly, due to both the billions of dollars needed to fund mass deportation and the significant ripple effects that would hit the economy.

Here’s a look at some key facts and figures that explain why.

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[Walleye]

1. And what does he think these deported people will do? They'll try to come to United States like they did before.

This is simply ethnic cleansing. Everybody knows it.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. From my vantage, I see

* My landlord losing half his tenants.
* My town losing its tax base as we're a town of renters. And the renters are immigrants.
* My employer losing a multitude of workers in the bakery, the fish/seafood department, the butchery, those who stock the shelves, clean the floors, etc.
* Our schools losing students (and state & federal tax assistance)
* The loss of friendships as if they aren't deported, they will run to hide from deportation.

[MichMan]

3. Should the asylum process be eliminated?

Under the current laws, people entering who are requesting asylum are given due process and scheduled for an eventual hearing. Most of them are found not eligible for asylum, and under current laws, are expected to return to their countries of origin or face deportation.

If everyone gets to stay, regardless of being found eligible for asylum or not, what is the point of having an asylum process?

[Turbineguy]

4. I don't think it will happen.

He needs to win to stay out of jail.

If he wins, he'll do nothing to govern and just play golf.

JD Vance and the Project 2025 people will have to do everything.

They may throw Trump out of office after 180 days.

JD Vance will pardon him.

[Cirsium]

5. What???

So would it be OK if it didn't cost too much?

By the way, this "problem" was solved back in the 30s in Europe. Just confiscate the property of the victims to pay for the project. Slave labor handled the other problem of lost productivity.

Or, do people really believe that is not where we are?

The premise of that article is depraved. Shame on CNN.