Will Trump Actually Deport Millions of Unauthorized Workers?

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Immigration was a top issue among voters in the 2024 U.S. election, with President-elect Donald Trump calling for the “largest deportation operation in American history.” And with the incoming administration expected to take action as soon as Trump returns to office, what are the possible ramifications of this policy? Edward Alden, author of the recent book When the World Closed its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders, joins host Ravi Agrawal to share his insights. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: Will Trump Actually Deport Millions of Undocumented Workers Edward Alden: When the World Closed Its Doors Edward Alden: The Great Deportation of 2025 Howard W. French: The U.S. Can’t Afford to Be a Bad Neighbor Christina Lu: What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.4	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policies Editor-in-Chief. This is FP Live.
0:43.5	Okay. Foreign Policies Editor-in-Chief. This is FP Live. On Monday, January the 20th,
0:49.1	Donald Trump will assume the presidency of the United States. One of the first things he will do,
0:56.4	he has said, is to focus on what he calls the largest deportation operation in American history. The president-elect will likely try to reinstate Title 42
1:00.0	to expel migrants before they could seek asylum,
1:03.3	citing concerns over the spread of disease.
1:05.6	Part of the reason is that Trump really believes he has a mandate.
1:10.0	They're poisoning the blood of our country.
1:12.0	That's what they've done.
1:12.9	They poison mental institutions and prison.
1:16.4	A mandate to make dramatic changes on immigration.
1:20.7	Close our border to illegal aliens and stop the invasion of our country.
1:26.8	According to the Department of Homeland Security, there are about 11 million unauthorized
1:32.3	immigrants in the United States.
1:34.5	Trump has claimed the number is as high as 21 million.
1:37.8	But whatever the correct number, there is little doubt that a mass deportation will have immense
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