Immigration
The Human Cost of Mass Deportations
We’ve seen plenty of talk about the cost, logistics, and the economic impact of mass deportations, but few have discussed the human costs
If the thought of mass deportations seems like a confounding mess, that’s because it is. Many see it as an idea that would be impossible to accomplish. But don’t let the concept of a plan fool you. All President-elect Donald Trump and his cabinet have to do is expand on President Joe Biden’s current policies and executive orders, particularly, the asylum restrictions the White House put in place over the last several years.
While we all know what the costs will be regarding the loss of revenue and GDP growth over the next decade, we must look beyond the costs to taxpayers and the economy to fully understand what is about to happen. The current administration has deported more than 1 million people and is on pace to match Trump’s numbers from his previous stint in office. That does not include removals that balloon deportees to more than 4.5 million.
Biden’s asylum restriction policies will also open the door for the incoming administration to use those restrictions against migrants already in the country. Those rules will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
