Amanda Aronchik

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.

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.

Because she has carefully studied this very thing. A time when the U.S. government changed policies to make deportations easier. It's a perfect case study from not very long ago.

Because she has carefully studied this very thing. A time when the U.S. government changed policies to make deportations easier. It's a perfect case study from not very long ago.

Because she has carefully studied this very thing. A time when the U.S. government changed policies to make deportations easier. It's a perfect case study from not very long ago.

It was a program that technically began under George W. Bush right before Obama took office, but Obama expanded it. It was this big post-9-11 initiative called Secure Communities.

It was a program that technically began under George W. Bush right before Obama took office, but Obama expanded it. It was this big post-9-11 initiative called Secure Communities.

It was a program that technically began under George W. Bush right before Obama took office, but Obama expanded it. It was this big post-9-11 initiative called Secure Communities.

The training video, kind of cheesy. We see an American flag, the Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, more American flags.

The training video, kind of cheesy. We see an American flag, the Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, more American flags.

The training video, kind of cheesy. We see an American flag, the Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, more American flags.