Amanda Aronchik

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.

Under this program, when anyone was arrested for a criminal offense, their fingerprints would automatically be sent to an ICE office, you know, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Under this program, when anyone was arrested for a criminal offense, their fingerprints would automatically be sent to an ICE office, you know, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Under this program, when anyone was arrested for a criminal offense, their fingerprints would automatically be sent to an ICE office, you know, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

And Chloe says it's worth noting that 17 percent of those people were arrested but not actually convicted of a crime. And of the people who were convicted, 79 percent of them were convicted for nonviolent crimes. You know, things like traffic violations or violating immigration law, which, of course, are crimes. And 21 percent of the people convicted were deported for violent crimes.

And Chloe says it's worth noting that 17 percent of those people were arrested but not actually convicted of a crime. And of the people who were convicted, 79 percent of them were convicted for nonviolent crimes. You know, things like traffic violations or violating immigration law, which, of course, are crimes. And 21 percent of the people convicted were deported for violent crimes.

And Chloe says it's worth noting that 17 percent of those people were arrested but not actually convicted of a crime. And of the people who were convicted, 79 percent of them were convicted for nonviolent crimes. You know, things like traffic violations or violating immigration law, which, of course, are crimes. And 21 percent of the people convicted were deported for violent crimes.

And, similar to the 2000s, Trump has justified mass deportation as a safety issue, national security. What's different, though, is that there's also this economic piece to his promises. There's this idea that mass deportation should help American workers.

And, similar to the 2000s, Trump has justified mass deportation as a safety issue, national security. What's different, though, is that there's also this economic piece to his promises. There's this idea that mass deportation should help American workers.

And, similar to the 2000s, Trump has justified mass deportation as a safety issue, national security. What's different, though, is that there's also this economic piece to his promises. There's this idea that mass deportation should help American workers.

What do people generally assume is going to happen to U.S. citizens when people are deported?