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Deportation as Class Strategy

By: Oliver Eagleton

Mass deportations may hurt big business and working people alike. But Donald Trump is betting that the fallout will hit Democrats harder — and cement a lasting right-wing majority.

(Illustration by Chantal Jahchan)

By making immigration the defining issue of the 2024 election, Donald Trump simultaneously created two political liabilities for his incoming administration. First, it was unclear whether he could fulfill his promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” vowing to expel at least a million people each year while “sealing the border” through […]

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By making immigration the defining issue of the 2024 election, Donald Trump simultaneously created two political liabilities for his incoming administration. First, it was unclear whether he could fulfill his promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” vowing to expel at least a million people each year while “sealing the border” through […]

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By making immigration the defining issue of the 2024 election, Donald Trump simultaneously created two political liabilities for his incoming administration. First, it was unclear whether he could fulfill his promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” vowing to expel at least a million people each year while “sealing the border” through […]

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By making immigration the defining issue of the 2024 election, Donald Trump simultaneously created two political liabilities for his incoming administration. First, it was unclear whether he could fulfill his promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” vowing to expel at least a million people each year while “sealing the border” through […]

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