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Will Trump Actually Deport Millions?

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Donald Trump says he believes he won the 2024 U.S. presidential election because of his stance on immigration. The president-elect has called undocumented workers “savage gangs” who should be subject to “the largest deportation operation in American history.” 

Can Trump really do that? What will it cost the U.S. economy? What checks and balances might stand in his way? Columnist Edward Alden joined FP Live to explain what we know of Trump’s plans so far and how likely he is to enact them. Alden is a co-author of the just-released book When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders.

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The U.S. Can’t Afford to Be a Bad Neighbor

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What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy

The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.

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Will Trump Actually Deport Millions?

Donald Trump says he believes he won the 2024 U.S. presidential election because of his stance on immigration. The president-elect has called undocumented workers “savage gangs” who should be subject to “the largest deportation operation in American history.” Columnist Edward Alden joined FP Live to explain what we know of Trump’s plans so far and how likely he is to enact them.

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