One week after Paul Ryan told an anguished undocumented mom "don't worry" about a deportation force coming after her, aides to popular vote loser Donald Trump are signaling exactly the opposite. Brian Bennett writes:
Aides are clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to take the first steps toward transforming the immigration system as soon as he takes office Friday, fulfilling a major campaign pledge while deepening the fears of immigration advocates about what’s to come.
Gone will be the temporary protections of the final Obama years for people in the country illegally. In their place, expect to see images on the evening news of workplace raids as Trump sends a message that he is wasting no time on his promised crackdown.
In addition to the high-profile raids, Trump will also widen the range of people singled out for deportation, focusing on those with criminal convictions, and he could move immediately to reduce the number of refugees allowed into the U.S., according to interviews with immigration advocates and with people familiar with his plans.
You can call it “raids” or you can call it a “force,” the effect is exactly the same: sheer terror that will achieve nothing for the well-being of this country, even if duped Trump supporters think it will. So yeah, Paul Ryan might want to get on the horn with Team Trump or go ahead and admit he lied because it was much easier than having to tell the truth at a televised town hall.
Look, if they truly start doing “high-profile raids,” it's going to turn this country inside out. If you think it's divided now, just wait.