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Secure the border? Yes. Prioritize deporting those who have committed crimes? Yes. But remember that the American economy relies heavily on foreign labour so the process of dealing with illegal immigrants needs to include dramatically increasing the number of immigration officials to get the productive, employed illegals some kind of legal status. The import tariffs are going to cause inflation. Taking away productive workers will further inflate prices.\n\nThen, of course, there’s the illegal immigrants who are entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Washington Post reports, and Elon’s brother confirmed, that they entered the US illegally although they do now have legal status in the US. Elon had a student visa to do graduate studies at Stanford but he never signed up for a single course. Instead he created a startup. So he didn’t comply with his student visa and he was working illegally. Quite the hypocrite. Should Elon Musk be deported for his illegal entry back in the 1990s? There’s no evidence he committed any other crimes so perhaps not. But if not, then just treat all the illegals with the same consideration.

Cause we don't have the balls to do the right thing!!!! You know, like Poland does!! Fake balls, Trudeau is in charge!!

My family is immigranted and we all agree. Multiple times when elementary kindergarten kids were walking out of school buses im not lying everyone of them was brown likely indian. I barely see white people anymore and im asian its kinda annoying seeing someone asian as well on every corner. My math class people weere speaking chinese loudly. Eh i dont have any problem of that trust me just saying. When i was in elementary it was less common finding someone that was from my country so there was a big clear change

Americans likes to go on vacations all these other countries should stop them from visiting there islands same way.

Another uneducated Trump supporter and like all uneducated Trump supporters we the tax payers will end up paying for all this

Honestly I think the real problem is a smooth path to residency/citizenship. \nIllegal immigrants want to do it right but the system sucks and takes way too long. I’m talking more than 5, 10, 15 years. \nPeople act like you can get it done like going to your local Starbucks. Illegal immigrants pay taxes just like everyone else and don’t receive a lot of benefits.

Like Nazi Germany. Their neighbors will turn them in

the Americans peoples are not mad at this deport my be the Americans homeless and struggling can maybe get a chance.the Americans peoples didn't like theses illegals migrants came to the united state.

Entering into another country illegally is like invading your home/house,period.

Should they be here illegally....no, but:\nA. Deportations on the scale he's talking about, is not logistically feasible.\nB. If implemented, it'll most likely cripple the economy.\nC. These people are paying millions in taxes, and we'll lose that revenue.\nThe Trump cult rodent, is a dastardly, ignorant beast!

What I would like to know is who is going to fill the jobs left unfilled when all these deportations happen? Jobs that most American citizens do not want to do. I would also like to hear how grocery prices will go down when all these agriculture and manufacturing jobs done by immigrants suddenly become vacant with no one to fill them.

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. Deporting all “illegals” means eliminating about 7.5 million jobs the economy absolutely requires, which nobody else will do. And going after employers does that job even faster. Losing 7.5 million jobs is economic suicide, couple that with outrageous import taxes (ie tariffs) that will skyrocket costs, and we have another Great Depression. And that’s what these clowns are promising to do on day one. When someone tells you they hate government like Republicans do, maybe we shouldn’t be shocked when they suck at running it. Buckle up, America.

Kick out working immigrants, tariffs on all imported goods and decrease taxes on the wealthy. Sounds like a great recipe for an economic meltdown.

So Trump will deport Canadians, Europeans, Russians, Chinese, South Africans like Elon Musk, and his wife?

Good luck getting Skeeter and Billy Joe Jim Bob to perform the dirty work that illegals were doing like picking berries under the full sun or working in slaughterhouses ?. Your food prices are going to explode.

I'm Hispanic, 3rd gen American. My great grandparents were born in Mexico, my grandparents were born in Texas in the 1920s. Anyway, I grew up an hour from the Mexican border. I don't know any family that lives in Mexico. IDK why these media pundits feel that because I'm Hispanic, I would want an open border. I'm as American as anyone else. There is a legal way to get into this country. Follow the law like this lady did.

Dana…why are you dressed like Cat woman? And also Dana…thanks for helping get Trump elected…and the rest of Contains Nothing Newsworthy crew…bravo

Like come on ?? get your act together

She bout to get her wake up call god don't like ugly

More like a million a month . They're liars. They got evey last working age person coming here from all of Central and South America. They also let in them Canadian to take all our jobs like in the entertainment business. They are coming desperate for heroin.

As a korean immigrant, we respect the law in canada and stay quiet. I know punjabs want to show off what you guys have but pls obey the law here. Idk if you guys think cool driving dodge and mustang and bursting loud weird indian music in the streets is a cool thing. Idk why you guys put weird black balls infront of your car bumper too. Have you seen any other immigrants here putting stickers of their country in your car hood or on the side? It would be funny if i put big ass “Korea” sticker on my car. honestly its just funny and cute to watch trying to show off. If you have time like that go work for your family and try to invest time for yourself.

Just talked with your accent don't say you're kissing Donald Trump's ass like they want to hear.... Just talk and see what you get...

Sounds like a good plan.

I’m a Canadian citizen. I married a Jewish African woman. And helped her get her citizenship after we got married here in Canada. Then we stood outside in the -20 degrees c freezing cold in a long lineup of good people trying to get their citizenships like my wife, all legally obeying the laws of Canada. I’m white so it doesn’t mater our skin color or religion. Its about love and respect to the laws of our country. What I was talking about before is we here in Canada have been suffering from over taxation, extremely high rental rates, high food costs, greatly reduced medical care (My Mom died recently from lack of proper med care resources). They put her lonely dying body in the hallway where she was robbed of her cell phones, money, food and respect. Due to migrants and illegal immigrants overloading the beds and rooms pouring in from other countries. they drained our existing medical system resources and much more. Drug addicts who overdosed on Fentanyl they take first and push all other patients aside. Doctors take them first before helping a dying mother, father, brother or sister, infant and children pushed aside to save a drug addicts life first. I have been told many times this is also do to them taking care of the pouring in migrants and illegal immigrants using it all up. Where is love and justice? Yes, you failed us Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. You sold us Canadian citizens out and tossed us aside for your own agendas. You are a disgrace to Canada and we the people want you out of office.

It's appalling to her this lady speak like that, defending the Orange faced narcissist over her own family. She should be ashamed of herself.

I think Canada's sidewalks are full already, no housing, no healthcare, no jobs, small business closing, and a high cost of living....but the Liberals do like to help the undocumented.

CNN pretending to care about the public while actively waging war against comments providing empirical data on things like how vaccines actually work. They are as bad as fox.

Shut up CNN. No one likes or believes you garbage media

“Braces”?? Don’t you mean roll out the welcome mat with tons of taxpayer money as a free gift ..? Like Trudeau would ever turn them away .. he wants a seat on the UN too badly for that.

Just think folks once all of the illegals are out of our country we can start helping our homeless citizens. I know imagine that happening instead of catering to these illegals like they're royalty. I'm not just talking about Spanish I'm talking about Haitians-romanians,Chinese,africans,indians,EVERYONE who is here that's not supposed to be here. The executive order must give police a direct order from the commander and chief of the USA stating the police are ordered to ask for identification on all people's in this country on spot without cause. If you're a citizen you don't have anything to worry about if you're illegal you get deported within 24 hours after arrest NO NEED FOR A COURT CASE they will be put onto busses in every city loaded to the gills driven to the boarder and yes folks the NATIONAL GAURD might have to be used to show everyone how fkn serious we are about taking our country back. Enough is Enough democrats have proven they can't be trusted to run our country. What a nightmarish mess President Trump has to clean up.

Anyone reading this that is planning on crossing the border. I'm gonna be frank with ya. Aside from the fact that you probably shouldn't be trying to circumvent our laws just to avoid a situation you don't like in the USA right now... you also shouldn't be trying to cross our border in what is becoming our winter season. \n\nThere are plenty who try, and many do meet a grim fate due to the elements they are just not prepared for. And even if you think you can do it, or prepare enough to do it, you still shouldn't. There isn't much you can do when you have fallen into one of the many sloughs that hide beneath the snow and ice during winter, waiting to make you a popsicle. And if you get out of that, you still have to somehow get warm again. But let's say you avoid that, what then? Well, we have these really cold biting winds that make the -30 temps feel like -40 or worse. But you came prepared, so let's say you can handle that for a bit. Well, you sweat. You will get damp, then wet, over time. Then your fancy clothing doesn't do much for you anymore. Ya dig?\n\nOh but wait, there's more. So we have this wildlife eh', and it likes to do this thing that wild life does... and it eats you. Coyotes are one such kind of wildlife. Bears are another. Both are prolific in certain areas, all the way down to the border in some cases. \n\nGranted, coyotes usually aren't a huge problem for us up here, but that's cause we know how to deal with them usually. Bears are another issue, that even we have problems with at times. You'll probably run into a black bear if you run into one. Grizzlies tend to be further north and to the west. You're gone too far somehow if you find Polar bears. \n\nThere are other critters to mention, but they're more active in the summer, like rattle snakes. (Yes, we have them)\n\nOkay, so you got past the border, and you actually somehow managed to survive the winter temps in your trek to some sort of civilization. Now you have to somehow find a place to live. This is of course assuming you decided to try to bypass all our border security of course. You could go to an embassy and declare asylum I guess. But right now, you're more likely to be given a ticket back to where you came from initially. So that's not something in the game plan for you. What then?\n\nWelcome to being homeless. Oh, and you're still having to deal with our winter temperatures. \n\nSuffice to say, right now is not a good time to be trying to ignore our laws just to do whatever you want. Consider this a fair warning, as this about all the F's I have to give over it all in regards to your safety. I just am dismayed that some of you mouth breathers are going to get your kids harmed because of it all as well.

We all want legal immigration, you guys sound like bots repeating his deceptive talking points. Guaranteed a racist person doesn’t see your legal status, they see an immigrant and will treat you the same way.\n\nShame on you!

Of-course-He's-Deporting-illegals-if-we-Don't-we-will-Colaspe-Like-Rome,,,This-woman-has-a-college-degree,and-is-this-uneducated.

Unbelievable she would throw her family and relatives under the bus. When Jews tried to excape Hitler, those who were able to find safely and solace through the help of other Germans, they had a new chance at life. Not this woman - like Trump, she'll toss her own family out the door to fend got your own life & save her own.

You would think that they would know what a tyrant looks like and acts like coming from a country like Cuba and other Latin countries. I'm not sure if these people can vote, but if they voted for trump, they just contributed in screwing over our country!

I finally understand all this support for Donald Trump. It took me a while. This isn't a small number, it's in fact now The Majority!! Hitler wasn't that popular at first either. Like in 1930s Germany and The Jews, illegals will be allowed to leave a while; then the Gestapo tactics can fully begin on those that didn't believe. I'm pretty sure many here are salivating already.

She doesn't realize he means take it back from you and people like me...

I feel sorry for anyone related to people like this. Its so sad and diluted

Old girl didn't read Project 2025. The plan from Traitor Trump and the lying RepubliCONs is to denaturalize people like her and send her back, too. She wont be lonely. At least she'll have family members to be with her for the trip back to her native land.

What kind of relative is this just like TRUMP

Do like poland, stop playing around

Take the incentive for them to come here? Like make the country a piece of sh*t no one wants to come to anymore?

They are pretending we are bad people because we want our laws followed, like all other countries do?\n\n\nJust another Democrat feed.

These media outlets made sure to make this man looked like an actual candidate.They are grooming their king. CNN you're definitely a part of this.

Republicans like this are Duh duh duhmb. Living in cloud cuckoo land.

This Jim Banks seems like a totally heartless cruel odious person.

She has no idea what’s really going to happen. Trump’s likely to ignore the existing laws and remove legal Hispanic immigrants or make it very very difficult for them to remain here. \n\nHe’s going to escalate existing ethnic bigotry, among a host of other divisive tactics, and she’ll see—along with other Latinos who voted for him, what’s she really voted for.\n\nThere are ways to handle this humanely, but think of how a certain German, his idol—per Ivana, his first wife—handled his power, and you’ll get some idea of how bad this can, and very likely will, really get. \n\nThe only possible saving grace may be his early signs of dementia, but he’s putting in place a group of likeminded friends, so not a good time to be different in the US.

Every other industrialized country is short off labor. America recovered quickly from the pandemic because it had a workforce. The “violent criminal” trope is the new bullshit trope by republicans just like Reagan’s “welfare queen”. When states have cracked down on illegals before, produce rotted in the fields. This is a) a load of shit only created to fuel fear and anger and b) a recipe for disaster.

Dana Bash is the worst so called journalist. Weak and ineffectual. She sounds like a ten year old giving a current events report.

Doesn't she understand that being in this country illegally is a crime? Laws are not bad, people are bad, that's why we have laws. Furthermore she acts like she cares about these people when she quoted the gentleman on agriculture. They want these illegals so they can exploit them paying shit wages! Now who's unsympathetic to these people?