Axios takes a look at the history of such calls for action…
Going back to this would be something this country would fight and suffer with…
And probably openold wounds that we might have thought healed…
Donald Trump has NO idea what he’d be getting into….
Former President Donald Trump’s call for historic “mass deportations” of immigrants from the United States is forcing the nation to revisit past expulsions that left deep wounds still felt today.
The big picture: From the Palmer Raids of Jewish and Italian immigrants of 1919 to the mass deportation of Mexican immigrants in the 1950s, previous deportation operations ignored civil liberties, heightened racial tensions and disrupted families of American citizens for generations.
Catch up quick: In campaign speeches, Trump has said he would launch “the largest deportation operation in American history” and end birthright citizenship as outlined in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- Trump wants to mobilize ICE agents — along with the FBI, federal prosecutors, the National Guard, and even local law enforcement officers — to carry out deportations.
- He says he would start with mass deportations of Venezuelan migrants in Aurora, Colorado, and Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. As part of his call for deportations, Trump has pushed baseless claims that Haitian immigrants are eating house pets in Springfield, a debunked conspiracy theory that led to bomb threats in schools.
Reality check: To end birthright citizenship, the U.S. Constitution would have to be amended by three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification — an unlikely event….
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The intrigue: Despite cheers at Trump rallies of “send them back,” any modern-day mass deportation effort would likely be met with resistance from Latino civil rights groups and elected officials, David J. Bier, associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, tells Axios.
- Today, there are elected Latinos in federal, state and local offices and well-organized civil rights and advocacy groups that weren’t in place decades ago.
- Networks of churches and volunteers will likely offer shelter to migrants, as seen in the 1980s during Reagan-era raids of Central American immigrant communities.
- Armies of journalists, activists and social media influencers will document raids.
What we’re watching: Businesses, schools, and farms will likely urge leaders against mass deportations.
- Any mass removal could result in unpicked crops rotting, American children lacking childcare, and a shortage of workers, leading to new inflation….
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