Arrests and deportations of undocumented people are lower than what President Donald Trump has promised, and that is “driving him nuts,” one source told NBC News.
    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I always assume she’s somewhat a victim. Sure, she chose to sell herself but it can’t be an easy job

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Or is it just another example of Trumps “business experience”? Anyone who has worked long enough has experienced “management through terror” where the starting point is being angry on the idea that a terrorized person will scramble to get it done and will do anything to avoid being the target of that anger. Usually you’d have to switch jobs to find a less toxic environment but that may well be a secondary goal here

      An additional “tactic” we’ve seen from Trump repeatedly, is to establish a scapegoat first. Then anytime you change your mind you have a ready target to blame

      Yet another habit we’ve seen from Trump is to set a goal or targets without any regard for reality. Whatever his target, if he has one, was it ever realistic? Has he allocated resources to make it possible?

    • Dragonstaff@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Turns out undocumented people are difficult to tell apart from documented people. Everyone has the right to due process, the system is only designed to work at a certain pace, and Democrats who Republicans kept yelling were allowing the country to be invaded were actually rooting people out of the country at a breakneck pace. People called Obama the Deporter in Chief for a reason.

  • overload@sopuli.xyz
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    5 days ago

    At a rate of 1100 per day, they would have deported about 1.6 million by the end of Trump’s 4 year term, which is a little more than 10% of the undocumented immigrants in the USA. Thats assuming a 100% deportation rate and assuming every single day is on par with ICEs current best day.

    I think it’s likely that Trump will increase the spend on ICE to increase these numbers if he hopes to make a significant dent.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      a little more than 10% of the undocumented immigrants in the USA

      Estimated. Let’s not lose sight of the reality that no one knows

  • Cool_Name@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This is good to hear but we need to do everything we can to make each attempted deportation difficult. It’s a shame that I don’t know any undocumented immigrants to protect, and neither do you.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Hopefully they are talking to people who definitely for sure do not know anyone in the country illegally.

        And maybe also people who definitely for sure do not have an attic and if they do, that door was sealed up years ago, so no one could possibly be up there.

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          I for sure don’t know anyone illegally and never will, even if I have to hold my hands over my ears and yell “La LA LA LA LA, I CANT HEAR YOU”