The Case for Mass Deportation

COMMENTARY Border Security

The Case for Mass Deportation

Dec 4, 2024 1 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Kevin D. Roberts, PhD

President

Heritage Trustee since 2023
Guatemalan immigrants deported from the United States arrive on a ICE deportation flight on February 9, 2017 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. John Moore / Getty Images

Key Takeaways

President Trump has made it clear that he will keep his promise to conduct the “largest deportation operation in American history.” This is welcome news.

Millions of Americans voted for Trump because the Biden-Harris border crisis brought drugs, violence, and disorder to their communities.

Returning illegal aliens to their home countries is the only morally acceptable response.  

With his appointment of multiple border security officials to his White House and administration, President Trump has made it clear that he will keep his promise to conduct the “largest deportation operation in American history.” This is welcome news.

Millions of Americans—including unprecedented numbers of Latinos—voted for Trump because the Biden-Harris border crisis brought drugs, violence, and disorder to their communities. Returning illegal aliens to their home countries is the only morally acceptable response.  

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This piece originally appeared in The Federalist. You can read the full piece here.

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