Donald Trump campaigned heavily on immigration issues, making at least 13 promises throughout the election about immigration actions he would take on Day One and, in some cases, in the first hour of his tenure. In reviewing Trump’s statements throughout the campaign, VOA identified seven main themes to those Day […]
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By Josh Eidelson Gabe Belmonte showed up to his Silicon Valley engineering job the day after the election in a state of shock. He hadn’t slept, couldn’t eat, and was struggling to ward off panic. Co-workers commented on how distraught he looked, Belmonte recalls: “Initially, I just said, ‘Yeah, the […]
By León Krauze The real goal behind President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed draconian measures against the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States is not forceful expulsion, but mass self-deportation: to make life so wretched and untenable that immigrants have no choice but to uproot, returning to their countries […]
Additional Details of President-Elect Trump’s Immigration Policies Emerge in the Week Following His Election
15 Nov
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
It has now been a week since President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential election. While there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the specifics of President-elect Trump’s immigration policy, new details have emerged post-election that appear to soften his campaign rhetoric and controversial campaign promises related to immigration. […]