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Good there here illegally so send them back ? I don’t get what’s so hard to get

The fact that we have so many people in the US undocumented and living here for decades tells us that our legal process is not sufficient for allowing people to come legally. Having that many people tells us we need to treat this as a policy problem, not an individual-making-bad-choices problem. And spending billions of dollars on border patrol tactics that still allow for so many illegap immigrants tell us that our resources are grossly misspent. Plus we treat legal asylum seekers as if they were illegal (depriving people of food, keeping them from crossing in the first place) so people will choose whatever method will get them here. People can be here legally for well over a decade before getting a green card and then even longer to get citizenship.

under the Biden-Harris administration, business has been very good for the cartels. Wide open borders and catch-and-release policies have convinced migrants that there is a strong probability that coming to the United States illegally will pay off. As a result, record numbers of migrants have decided to take the trek, and if need be, pay money to the cartels. By the Department of Homeland Security’s own reckoning, upwards of 80 percent of them engage smugglers to get them into the U.S. because the journey itself is inherently dangerous, and because these criminal syndicates do not deal kindly with migrants who don’t pay for their services. \n \nAccording to the Washington Post, “With revenue estimated at $4 billion to $12 billion a year, the smuggling of migrants has joined drugs and extortion as a top income stream for groups like Mexico’s Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, increasing their economic clout throughout the hemisphere.” In other words, the cartels have a vested interest in maintaining that sort of revenue flow. If keeping a lid on things in the months leading up to an election that will determine the sort of border and immigration policies the United States has for the next four years, they may see slowing the flow as a prudent business decision. From the perspective of the cartels, a U.S. administration that releases or paroles in the majority of migrants encountered at our borders, and issues them work authorization documents, is likely to provide them with a steady stream of customers for their services.\n\nSOURCE, FAIR US org

I've been replaced 4 times by foreigners. I worked at Amazon and the entire huge warehouse of hundreds of people was only East Indians with only me and 3 other white people. I worked at Ballard and the entire production floor could not speak English at a elementary school level and was replaced by a guy from Iran who had never been to Canada and was in the country for 1 month. All the shift mangers were from Iran and my section was only Iranians, East Indians and Chinese. I was the top production worker by far doing the work of 4 other workers proven by the actual numbers in an attempt to keep my job but still got removed of course to make way for more Iranians because it was obviously a way to bring their people here. Zero locals were in the entire production floor. I can not have the dignity to own my own home and never will be able to even though I grew up here went to collage and university and worked hard. Rent is beyond insane and they raise it the maximum legal amount every year which is huge. All my life I had to bow down to foreigners. The locals have lost their homes and can not buy another house or could never buy one and never will be able to. All are slaves to foreigners who think they are superior and treat them like garbage. The foreigners get help from the government somehow and get loans they never should be able to get because they have crooked contacts in the Chinese owned financial institutions. They then build 5 to 10 unbelievably horrible illegal suites and that is where most of the locals now have to live in. The neighbourhoods went from a very low population of Chinese and East Indians to insanely high levels such as 98 percent. There is no sense in complaining to any government body because the Chinese and East Indians have infiltrated those key positions and always side with their own kind. The legacy news/media is fully aware but are owned by foreigners and never will talk about these issues. Canada has for sure been invaded and taken over and is lost. No one is bringing it to light and worst is no one is trying to fight it. Any attempts you are labeled as a horrible racist.

Are we talking about a mass deportation of people who came into this country illegally? The funding and the resources are the problems. Trump is not going to be able to deport as many as he proposes. If some of them have been here and started an American-born family, then they should get special consideration, but if it's decided they get deported it's really not the fault of the government, it solely rests on the shoulders of those who come in our country and break our laws. If the idea is to become an American Citizen breaking the law is not the first thing to do to swear allegiance. It's confusing. My hope is that we get this issue behind us with fairness and compassion, without sending the message that you can just come here without due process.

I believe the law states if you’ve been deported because of illegal entry you can’t get a legal entry or it takes a very long time. I’m sure Trump will pass a law to say so if it hasn’t been passed yet. These people will be screwed. And their dream babies too

To be over here 20-30 years illegally is insane. Who is taking care of them ? How are they getting by ?

Can't wait to get the illegal aliens that steal our money,out!!!!!

If they genuinely want to stop illegal immigration, why not make life difficult for them, instead going nuts on arresting and deportation that cost a lot, maybe stop illegals to get a job, renting a room, buying a car, getting mortgage, having driving licenses would be more effective and would cost way less.

Absolutely deplorable. She gave him an opportunity to say something nice like they won’t deport a 99 year old\ngrandmother who swam her from Cuba 50 years ago if she’s “one of the good one.”\n\nInstead he blamed the American people who gave them a mandate. You’re just a single issue voter who cares about their job or prolife, but you spoke loud and clear that they all have to go. Apparently it’s easy to find them even though they never did, and if you just ruin their life here then they will probably want to leave.\n\nAnd once they get rid of the illegals they can get to the bottom of why the police weren’t reporting that hundreds of thousands of Americans were being killed each year by border crossers because that’s what Trump said.

If Kmart Harris was president she would allow more illegal immigrants in this country to get in like it's Disney World for the next four years. People need to WAKE UP!!! Stop voting based off of IDENTITY!!!

This is going to be a big, expensive mess. Just you watch and see what a shitshow this is going to be. If trump hadnt told congress to disapprove of the border deal that biden wrote the border could have been closed over a yr ago. But no trump wanted credit for closing the border regardless of how many more just kept coming. I guess everyone thought deportation of millions of illegals was going to be free. So plan on new taxes.\nWhat happened to trumps big plan to get mexico build the wall when he was president the first time. Hes all talk with no sensible action. \nHes a disgrace to our country.

You people will never get it will you. There is a process. Respect the process!!! It’s a slap in the face for those who went through all the proper procedures and payed a lot of money to do so. Ask south side Chicago how they like their public parks and buildings being used for illegals. Total disrespect. That is why you lost. You’re all brainwashed and have lost all sense. You don’t know what a dictator is obviously. Completely out of touch with reality. It’s sad really. Get well soon.

You are all Democrats how do you like us now Newsom needs to be impeache immediately same with police chief in Los Angeles. O live in Los Angeles area all elderly are becoming homeless becoause of thede illegals get out NOW.that is why we elected Trump. The Democrats are ruining any chance possible for next election

Cubans need to stfu about immigration. They all get an automatic asylum. Only country in the world we do that with. There are zero illegal Cuban immigrants in the US. They are completely disconnected from what a real immigration process looks like

How does it work? When we come across an illegal alien criminal...he/she is detained and escorted out of the country. Simple. If they are not criminals...and are working and keeping their nose clean, then they don't have to worry...we may get to them in 20 years.

How innocent, thinking that her relatives would get a chance to go through the legal channels after being deported for being illegal.

It is quite possible that the Trudeau government will open Canada's doors to a significant number of migrants and illegal immigrants, a move to get more votes for the next election.

I sometimes wonder if closed borders actually work or make things worse. I think about workers who might go back and forth if it was easier are actually encouraged to stay illegally because it's so hard to get back in now.

They don't talk to her because she a horrible person. How many white people make money from illegal immigrants working in their fields and stores. More jobs will be lost with Trump and his bf Elon. Ironic how they voted for the person who gets them laid off. So shall ye reap!

The level of gun violence in the US is absolutely terrifying! Canada has much less gun violence and much better gun control laws.\nDespite that however, gun violence here is on the rise, people are able to get illegal firearms here, and just where do you suppose the vast majority of those illegal firearms come from? ?

Many people came to the US illegally. They got themselves sorted and now they hate immigrants. I'm an American they say. As they should. Though many can't even speak the queen's English properly like flotus-elect but their status is legal. Some of them will get the boot even with their legal status. Having voted for Trump won't save them. Sorry. One tar brush and a bucket of tar.

I know I'll probably get flack for this,but if he's planning a mass deportation. Trump better round up the Asians', Europeans', and Blacks as well. Absolutely violent and sexual crimes committed by illegals should be automatic deportation.

This politician is such a simpleton.\n\nIf by miracle the Republicans remove all so-called illegal immigrants, Republicans better get ready for severe push back from growers who have no one harvesting their crops, hotel owners who have no one to clean their hotel rooms and cater to guests etcétera.\n\nThe list is endless of the trickle down effect of mass deportation is going to play on the economy and in turn, the cost of goods and services.\n\nWay to address the concerns (the economy) of your constituents (voters) Republicans.\n\nIt's ok since in two years the House will be back to a majority blue and ready to impede Trumps' right-wing agenda.

Wait, she stood in line for days to get asylum? It takes years to immigrate to the US, not days. \nYou claimed asylum lady. \nYou and your Trumper ‘friends’ consider you an illegal then.

No way she ACTUALLY thinks tRump isn't goig to send her ass back too, right after her family gets sent back. Nothing but Slugs voting for Salt!!\nI'm just curious how Melania was able to work in the U.S. illegally before becomig a ciizen, and nobody in tRump's cult cares about that. Very telling, lol.

*MASSIVE DEPORTATION OF ILLEGALS*\nWe will get the UN involved cuz they helped bring them here, Or WE WILL DE-FUND them\nThe Countries will take them back, Or WE WILL DE-FUND them as well\nTRUMP MAGA-A

She came as an asylum seeker and stood illegally in line for asylum hearing then green card. I hope she also gets deported

Again , they come because usa offers work .America needs cheap hard working labor. No work no illegals. Farmers, Rangers, House Builders need this workers. Because I'm not going to be out in that hot sun. No teenager is going to go pick fruit. Put a roof. Good luck illegals and good luck filling those jobs. Food will get expensive again. Thank stupid thinkers. And by the was, no junkies , no cartels. Simple. Stop offering jobs they will leave. Stop asking for drugs and cartels will disappear.

Haha good. Get all the illegals out. You don’t belong here this is not your country. Go back to your own homeland and fight for your own rights. Don’t just assume you can come here and just get shit given to you. Thank god Trump won election. Democrats and liberals have ZERO spine when it comes to the border.

*Just an FYI, in the last 7 months, illegal crossovers have DROPPED 75%! All it took was getting the do-nothing House to sign the 2024 Budget, though they did it 7 months late.*

Everybody should be on board with deporting illegal aliens with criminal backgrounds. Trump is bringing Common Sense back to this country so get out of your feelings!

Why would America worry if illegals are, lawfully, removed? Cotton didnt stop getting made in the South after the slaves were set free. Tough example, and complicated discussions, but we got to reset the immigration process or look at how states ignored the homeless/drug issues? They just got to be out of control. We following the law or not here??

The Democrats created this mess letting illegal immigrants come in and getting everything free.

Illegal migrants only help a few business owners why at the same time destroying most Americans with drugs crimes noise pollution and many other problems I hope the republicans get this done fast ??

Only the illegals that are receiving freebies and criminals will have to go. Other illegal immigrants who have jobs and work towards getting citizenship will not get deported.

This illegal immigrant knows she's damn well lying. So she claims she received her green card after waiting just a couple of hours and days, for the USCIS to begin the process with such an expedient turn around time. After her application was submitted, researched, investigated, approved and they also issued her a Green Card so effeciently. Get real, it's a government process in no way has any business being done with our government has ever ran that efficiently and swiftly.\nHer dumb ass will be round up with the rest of her own damn family.\n\n?She called herself a Mexican-American!?

So glad our president Trump is stopping the funding of illegals… get rid of the freeloaders of the world who walked into our country and drained our resources already. Wait til the nuts that support Kamala get a tax increase… it’s for funding the illegals…

I'm a latino straight from South America and I'm very happy. I REALLY don't get what you american liberals think of us. The only reason we are willing to leave our countries to live in the US is because you have a country where we can thrive. In order to go to the US, we go through the process and apply for visas and the green card. That's being honest. We don't want the country filled with illegal immigrants who jump the border. We left our countries in an honest way and we want the borders strong, so we can still have a country where we can thrive. Is it really hard for you to understand that? We voted for Trump and we're proud of it, so we don't need your false pitty. You guys don't know reality, you're born in fantasy land and you aren't able to see the basic truth even if it's in front of you.

There is NOTHING wrong with this. Why does she keep asking him the same thing over and over? They NEED to go back. They entered ILLEGALLY, why SHOULDN'T they get sent back? Come on, people. COME. ON! No other country is allowing them to just walk in this way, why should America do it? This is stupid for people to be pressed about this. They NEED to leave.

These guys are delusional!! It’s like saying you’re going to get rid of all illegal drugs! Not going to happen !

Lets make sure we get on those 500k who are here illegally from countries the new president likes, not just the ones he doesn't.

No process if you enter illegal,you are going to get a happy meal on your way to airport.

And if gets rid of the *illegal* Mexicans, guess who he’s coming after next?

Unbelievable! People are just so ignorant. Trump's new Border czar, Tom Homan said on CBS 60 Minutes, 2 days before the election, that he'd deport illegal immigrants AND legal immigrants AND those born in America who have illegal parents or grandparents. That means mixed-status families would all get deported AND today said the administration would conduct workplace raids!!!! Nothing else to say.

I am a double hater cant stand Trump and I am a farmer, i dont use immigrants because i just grow crops that can be mechanically harvested and I have a small farm, But in the past I used to manage large farms where we had a lot of immigrants most were illegal and people don't understand why they're illegal It's because there is an arbitrary cap on how many migrants can come from Guatemala and Mexico if they wanted to come legally just a normal worker They have a 60-year waiting list so it's just impossible to come here legally. Most of these people are very hardworking good people that come here to work for 5 to 7 years save up money and then go back to Mexico or Guatemala build a house and start a business in their own country. \n\nThis year i begrudgingly voted for trump because for me the biggest issue is with the federal and state regulations that make farming much harder than it needs to be especially regulations on diesel engine emissions that cost me tens of thousands of dollars a year and many months of not being able to use my equipment that I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on. And Kamala was the one who enforced the CARB emmisions standards that diesel engine manufactures have to comply with to sell into California which is the biggest consumer of these engines. \n\nLike right now I have my pickup truck that's been down for 6 months because of emissions problems and so many of the vehicles have emissions problems that the parts to fix it don't even have an ETA because they need to fix so many trucks and I have two other tractors broke down that I can't use all my friends that are farmers have a lot more and dems want to significantly increase emmisions standards in 2026. \n\nYou simply can't grow food at scale without reliable diesel engines There is no alternative The vast majority of food is planted and harvested mechanically in the US The bigger issue with food is not well illegals get deported It is will the diesel engines run to harvest 90% of the calories in plant them. \n\nWe have robots that can milk the cows most of the things that migrants harvest can be harvested mechanically and they are in other parts of the world It's just cheaper to do it with labor once that's not the case it will be mechanized. I would prefer to keep migrants here but give them legal working status if they have productive jobs and they pay tax.

Now, go clean their house. You surround yourself amongst those bigots. They don't care if you got here legally. If they did, it wouldn't be the southern border they'd be only concerned about. They'd be at the airport too. They'd be at that northern border too. Ask all those agents how many people try to get in illegally. Why aren't they there?? The only difference is, you and your cousins are brown. You must live somewhere where there are other brown people, do me a favor.... Go move to where you're the only brown one and then tell me if it matters that you're here legally.

I say give the latino community what they voted for even if it means getting rid of 100s of thousands of tax paying citizens who happen to be illegal immigrants who am I to tell the latino community what's best for them? Puerto Ricans were forced from their homeland due to Hurricane Maria and resettled in my home state of Florida they overwhelming voted for Trump in 2020 so I say let's help our fellow Americans by not complaining feeling bad or commenting on mass deportation they voted for it and they clearly know what's best for themselves

I bet she came here illegally too. Nobody stands in line and gets a green card. ?

15 year old Michael Raimondi ( Oct 2024 ) 5 year old unname @ Long Island ( Nov 2024 ) \n \n6 year old Amantle Samane ( Oct 2024 ) & 12 year old Jocelyn Nungaray ( June 2024 ) Dem allow illegal in to kill our kids DO CCN CARE ABOUT WOMEN & CHILDREN BEING KILLED & r/P ? I am sure there are good one , CAN CNN GUARANTEE NO MORE ILLEGAL GOING TO R/P & KILLED OUR CHILDREN AND WOMEN ? YOU SAID BUSINESS NEED THEM ? WHY NOT HIRED AMERICAN ? DO CNN HIRED ILLEGAL ? AMERICAN NEED WORK , WHY DO CCN CARE MORE ABOUT ILLEGAL THEM AMERICAN ? AMERICAN ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE ILLEGAL TOOK THE JOBS , YOU SAID THAT , THE BUSINESS NEED THEM , CNN AND SOME BUSINESS WANT TO HIRED ILLEGAL FOR CHEAP LABOR / DO THE BUSINESS PAY THE ILLEGAL THE SAME MINIMUM WAGE ? VENEZUELA GANG ARE ALSO KILLING AMERICAN . @6:-02 , THEY SHOULD HIRE AMERICAN . LOOK WHAT BIDEN DID , AMERICAN LAST , GIVING MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES , ILLEGAL . OVER 100 + BILLIONS A YEAR . WHY DONT CNN HOME THEM , FEED THEM . HIRED ALL OF THEM . I CAN'T BELIEVE CNN SAID , WE NEED THE ILLEGAL , BUT NOT THE AMERICAN ? THEY NEED WORK TOO , GET THE AMERICAN HOMELESS WORK 1ST