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FOX NewsNOV 1 2024
Trump Confirms Plan to Use Military for Deportations
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The Spin
Republican narrative
The American people, as well as legal immigrants, have nothing to fear concerning this policy. After staggering numbers of illegal migrants have poured into the country, the only way Trump can address the issue is with the help of the military. Instead of calling him racist for enforcing immigration law, Trump's critics should spend some time thinking about the benefits of law and order.
Democratic narrative
Trump's inhumane deportation plan is both implausible and economically harmful. With an estimated 11M undocumented immigrants in the country, it would cost tens of billions of dollars per year over ten years, not to mention the legal backlogs. It would also destroy working-class towns where immigrants take the jobs that others often reject. Removing this labor force risks business closures, job losses, and regional economic decline.