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Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Amanda Aronchik. President Trump has promised the largest deportation in history. Today on the show, what that looks like on the ground in a community that fears being targeted.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Amanda Aronchik. President Trump has promised the largest deportation in history. Today on the show, what that looks like on the ground in a community that fears being targeted.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Amanda Aronchik. President Trump has promised the largest deportation in history. Today on the show, what that looks like on the ground in a community that fears being targeted.

There are also non-reporters, just a handful of people who seem to be going about their business, going to the dentist or to the grocery store.

There are also non-reporters, just a handful of people who seem to be going about their business, going to the dentist or to the grocery store.

There are also non-reporters, just a handful of people who seem to be going about their business, going to the dentist or to the grocery store.

Jennifer Aguilar, our guide slash lifelong Little Village resident slash head of Chamber of Commerce, says people are laying low right now.

Jennifer Aguilar, our guide slash lifelong Little Village resident slash head of Chamber of Commerce, says people are laying low right now.

Jennifer Aguilar, our guide slash lifelong Little Village resident slash head of Chamber of Commerce, says people are laying low right now.

Jennifer was not surprised. She said people are scared that talking to the media will put a target on them. What has surprised her though is how quickly the mood has changed in this area.

Jennifer was not surprised. She said people are scared that talking to the media will put a target on them. What has surprised her though is how quickly the mood has changed in this area.

Jennifer was not surprised. She said people are scared that talking to the media will put a target on them. What has surprised her though is how quickly the mood has changed in this area.

We reached out to the White House for comment and did not receive a response. But what seems to be true is that these new immigration policies are in some ways a response. In the last few years under President Biden, southern border crossings more than doubled to record high levels. about 2 million people a year.

We reached out to the White House for comment and did not receive a response. But what seems to be true is that these new immigration policies are in some ways a response. In the last few years under President Biden, southern border crossings more than doubled to record high levels. about 2 million people a year.

We reached out to the White House for comment and did not receive a response. But what seems to be true is that these new immigration policies are in some ways a response. In the last few years under President Biden, southern border crossings more than doubled to record high levels. about 2 million people a year.

And while those crossings are through Mexico, only about a third of the people crossing were born in Mexico. The others come from Central and South America, and there are people coming from as far away as China, India, and Senegal.

And while those crossings are through Mexico, only about a third of the people crossing were born in Mexico. The others come from Central and South America, and there are people coming from as far away as China, India, and Senegal.

And while those crossings are through Mexico, only about a third of the people crossing were born in Mexico. The others come from Central and South America, and there are people coming from as far away as China, India, and Senegal.

Chloe East is an associate professor of economics at University of Colorado, Denver, and she has spent many years studying deportations. And she says it's worth noting that so much of the attention this week has been around these raids. And raids are just one strategy that the government uses to find people without legal status and deport them.

Chloe East is an associate professor of economics at University of Colorado, Denver, and she has spent many years studying deportations. And she says it's worth noting that so much of the attention this week has been around these raids. And raids are just one strategy that the government uses to find people without legal status and deport them.