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You know, split by party respondents of a recent NPR Ipsos poll last month were divided on whether they supported some of the White House more dramatic moves like attempting to end birthright citizenship and detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay.
Well, it's too early to know just how much he's going to be able to do over the next four years. And other presidents have had large deportation priorities before. Former President Barack Obama's administration, for example, deported over 3 million people. But that is much lower than the 11 million people that Trump and his advisers have referenced.
Well, it's too early to know just how much he's going to be able to do over the next four years. And other presidents have had large deportation priorities before. Former President Barack Obama's administration, for example, deported over 3 million people. But that is much lower than the 11 million people that Trump and his advisers have referenced.
Well, it's too early to know just how much he's going to be able to do over the next four years. And other presidents have had large deportation priorities before. Former President Barack Obama's administration, for example, deported over 3 million people. But that is much lower than the 11 million people that Trump and his advisers have referenced.
And this second administration's own efforts face a lot of the issues that they face the first time, like logistical and capacity challenges.
And this second administration's own efforts face a lot of the issues that they face the first time, like logistical and capacity challenges.
And this second administration's own efforts face a lot of the issues that they face the first time, like logistical and capacity challenges.
Well, the latest estimates are from 2022 from Pew Research, and they say that about 8 million workers are not authorized to work in the U.S. and are working in the U.S., There are several sectors where these workers make up a large chunk of the population of the workforce. And a lot of these estimates are expected to be undercounts.
Well, the latest estimates are from 2022 from Pew Research, and they say that about 8 million workers are not authorized to work in the U.S. and are working in the U.S., There are several sectors where these workers make up a large chunk of the population of the workforce. And a lot of these estimates are expected to be undercounts.
Well, the latest estimates are from 2022 from Pew Research, and they say that about 8 million workers are not authorized to work in the U.S. and are working in the U.S., There are several sectors where these workers make up a large chunk of the population of the workforce. And a lot of these estimates are expected to be undercounts.
This includes construction, hospitality, manufacturing, agriculture. And I spoke with employers and labor leaders across these sectors who have emphasized that they are often facing a labor shortage. There is a struggle to find domestic workers. And this can be tougher in rural areas where labor markets are just a lot.
This includes construction, hospitality, manufacturing, agriculture. And I spoke with employers and labor leaders across these sectors who have emphasized that they are often facing a labor shortage. There is a struggle to find domestic workers. And this can be tougher in rural areas where labor markets are just a lot.
This includes construction, hospitality, manufacturing, agriculture. And I spoke with employers and labor leaders across these sectors who have emphasized that they are often facing a labor shortage. There is a struggle to find domestic workers. And this can be tougher in rural areas where labor markets are just a lot.
So there's, you know, reliance on a newer workforce, on a migrant workforce, but visas as well play a role in this. And if you were to just snap your fingers and make those people disappear, it could create an economic blow.
So there's, you know, reliance on a newer workforce, on a migrant workforce, but visas as well play a role in this. And if you were to just snap your fingers and make those people disappear, it could create an economic blow.
So there's, you know, reliance on a newer workforce, on a migrant workforce, but visas as well play a role in this. And if you were to just snap your fingers and make those people disappear, it could create an economic blow.
So there are different programs. There's temporary protected status. And then there is also the Cuban Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans parole program. Some of those programs have already been ended, which is putting hundreds of thousands of people in a bit of a limbo status. Some of those programs are just not going to be renewed forever.
So there are different programs. There's temporary protected status. And then there is also the Cuban Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans parole program. Some of those programs have already been ended, which is putting hundreds of thousands of people in a bit of a limbo status. Some of those programs are just not going to be renewed forever.
So there are different programs. There's temporary protected status. And then there is also the Cuban Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans parole program. Some of those programs have already been ended, which is putting hundreds of thousands of people in a bit of a limbo status. Some of those programs are just not going to be renewed forever.
which was a risk already, particularly when it came to TPS. TPS needed to be renewed periodically for the people with that status. And Trump has already said that he's not going to renew the TPS status of several people under that program. It's unknown what that means for those individuals. Those individuals already didn't really have a pathway to citizenship.