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PBS News Hour - Segments

Analyzing Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

41K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

President Trump ran on closing the border and made promises about mass deportations of millions of immigrants. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and David Bier of the Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute discussed the first 100 days of the Trump administration enforcing his immigration policies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

And for another perspective on President Trump's immigration agenda at its 100-day mark,

0:05.7

let's turn to White House correspondent Laura Barone Lopez.

0:08.4

Laura?

0:08.9

Thanks, Jeff.

0:09.5

I'm joined by David Beer.

0:10.7

He's the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute.

0:13.6

David, thank you for joining the News Hour.

0:15.2

Thanks for having me.

0:16.5

President Trump ran on closing the border and on promises of mass deportation of millions.

0:21.3

And since he's been in office, his administration has run a million dollar ad campaign,

0:26.1

pressuring migrants to deport.

0:27.7

He's detained foreign students who protest on campus.

0:31.0

And his administration even arrested a judge on courthouse grounds.

0:34.5

So 100 days in, what do you think defines President Trump's immigration agenda?

0:39.5

His immigration policy is really driven by the overarching goals of this administration,

0:43.9

which is to consolidate as much power over the U.S. economy and society as possible.

0:49.0

So if you look at it, it's not about legal versus illegal.

0:51.8

We're arresting legal residents.

0:53.4

We're arresting people who never

0:54.9

violated any immigration law or any other laws. We're targeting U.S. citizens, taking away

1:00.6

citizenship from babies born in the United States. We're eliminating due process for people

1:06.2

charged as removable in the United States. So now your birth rights, your birth certificate is no longer going to be a defense for you if you are being targeted by ICE.

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