'Is it realistic to deport everybody?' Top Senate Republican on Donald Trump's mass deportation promises

[Captain Caveman]

 

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‘The Senate’s top Republican questioned on Sunday how easy it will be for President-elect Donald Trump to launch a “mass deportation” of at least 11 million immigrants living in the United States without authorization. “Is it realistic to deport everybody? I mean, there's a lot of people in this country who are here illegally,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

A mass deportation of 1 million people per year could cost $88 billion annually, according to the nonpartisan American Immigration Council. It would require an unprecedented ramp-up of law enforcement staffing, detention capacity, immigration courtrooms and flight accessibility.

Pew Research estimates there are 11 million immigrants in the United States without authorization. The vast majority don't have a criminal conviction, and their individual situations can vary dramatically, from asylum-seekers who crossed the border to people who flew in on a tourist visa and overstayed.’

'Is it realistic to deport everybody?' Top Senate Republican on Donald Trump's mass deportation promises

Senate Majority Leader John Thune also said in an interview Sunday that he's willing to stand up to President-elect Donald Trump when they disagree.

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No, it is not realistic to deport everybody.

And Republicans like Thune are getting cold feet over Trump’s idiotic ‘mass deportation’ rhetoric, knowing it portrays Republicans as hateful racists and bigots incapable of sound, responsible governance.

As Majority Leader he can quite simply never bring the bill to the floor.

 

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If you shot one or two of them, would the rest get the message and self-deport? Sounds harsh, but isn't that the goal? Convince them that they need to leave for the good of their health?

Otherwise, the logistics and the legal hurdles seem insurmountable, not to mention the overall cost.