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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 13

Trump’s myths about illegal immigration, White House Chief of Staff asks FBI to dispute Trump Russia report, Trump’s psychological issues, the Christian Right’s giddiness over Trump and the miscreants in his cabinet, rising legal questions on Trump’s military operation to remove undocumented immigrants, the WWE gets involved in Trump’s delusional dipshittery, White House defers ‘states’ rights’ on Transgender rights but not marijuana, still using Twitter to spew his vitriolic rants – this time with the FBI, House Republicans – Trump’s brown shirts – trying to cover up Trump’s ties to Russia and conflicts of interest, Trump scolds press for using ‘anonymous sources’ after using anonymous sources, still repeating the same falsehoods as usual, the price taxpayers will pay for Trump’s deportation debacle, Trump selected cabinet nominees to destroy the agencies they lead, Trump’s authoritarian presidency and anti-democratic tendencies, Trump’s past reveals he is an anti-Semite regardless of his lies that he’s not, another week has passed in Trump’s America and more.

5 Trump myths about illegal immigration article from Yahoo! News. –
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-trump-myths-about-illegal-immigration-193622157.html

“The deportation force is being mustered.

President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to round up and deport undocumented immigrants more aggressively than prior presidents. He recently told business leaders at the White House that a “military operation” is underway to roust people who are in the country illegally, and John Kelly, the Director of Homeland Security, recently outlined plans to hire 15,000 new immigration agents to help with the work. That will take time—and require Congressional funding—but the Trump administration already seems to be ramping up enforcement of existing immigration laws.

Trump has blamed undocumented immigrants for taking American jobs, committing violent crimes and milking US taxpayers. There are certainly anecdotal examples of each, but Trump also applies his usual hyperbole to the issue, while overlooking the important role undocumented workers play in the US economy. They account for about 4.5% of the American workforce and are crucial workers in industries such as agriculture, construction and hospitality. If Trump intends to kick an estimated 11 million undocumented people out of the country, it could upend many businesses and harm the economy more than it helps…”

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