P resident-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “launch the largest deportation of criminals in American history.” That is a quote from a Nov. 2 rally in Salem, Virginia, but Trump has said precisely the same thing dozens of times.
Still, through the course of a long campaign, with his improvisational style, Trump has occasionally worded his pledge differently. For example, at his Madison Square Garden rally, Trump said, “On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out.” Back on May 24, at his rally in the South Bronx, Trump pledged to “immediately begin the largest criminal deportation operation in our country’s history.
” So variations in wording aside, when Trump talks about mass deportation, he is talking about the mass deportation of criminals. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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Politics
BYRON YORK: The case for mass deportations
Trump's actions, if he takes them, could certainly be characterized as "mass deportations," since they would involve the removal of perhaps one million people.