President-elect Donald Trump has announced an aggressive immigration policy for the start of his second term.
According to Breitbart, His proposed action includes initiating what he describes as the largest mass deportation in American history right from his first day in office.
This move comes after Trump's recent electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris and is portrayed as a response to the unprecedented levels of undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. under the Biden-Harris administration.
According to campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, this plan was a cornerstone of Trump's campaign, promising substantial immigration reform. President-elect Trump intends to enforce immigration laws more strictly than seen in decades, drawing comparisons to historical deportation efforts.
Trump's planned deportations echo efforts from the 1950s under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who deported around 1.2 million illegal aliens.
Similarly, Trump's operation aims to address the influx of approximately 8 million migrants that the United States has seen since January 2021, considered the largest in U.S. history.
Public opinion, consequently, shows considerable support for the stringent deportation measures Trump proposes. Surveys and polls conducted by organizations such as Pew Research, Ipsos, Fox News, and Marist over the past year, in fact, indicate a national backing, with nearly 60% of Americans favoring the deportation of all undocumented immigrants.
Moreover, Trump's strong stance on immigration appears to resonate with a significant portion of Hispanic American voters. Remarkably, he, in turn, received 45 percent of the Hispanic American vote in the recent election.
Trump's plans are not merely rhetorical but are set to be enacted immediately upon his inauguration. As Karoline Leavitt outlined, "Trump will begin operations to deport millions of undocumented immigrants when he starts his term." This large-scale operation targets an issue central to Trump's campaign discourse and perceived as pivotal by his electoral base.
Karoline Leavitt further confirms the scope of the planned deportations in a report from Axios:
He’ll launch the ‘largest mass deportation operation’ of undocumented immigrants on day one.
In reflecting on the expected impact, experts suggest that such a policy could strain international relations and raise human rights concerns. The operational details of the mass deportations remain sparse, prompting discussions on the logistics and legality of such a process.
To conclude, President-elect Donald Trump's agenda for the start of his second presidential term centers on enforcing immigration laws through a historic deportation operation.
This effort not only underscores his campaign commitments but also addresses the dramatic rise in undocumented immigrants during the Biden-Harris tenure. With substantial public backing and clear voter support, Trump's administration will start its term with one of the most significant immigration crackdowns in recent times.
