Trump deportation plan could cost taxpayers half a trillion dollars

[HAB911]

Trump rolls out more details of a plan that could deport millions of undocumented U.S. immigrants, the true cost of such an undertaking is coming into sharper focus.

In a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, Trump outlined what he called his administration's "swift and strong action to secure the southern border." He said his administration would be "throwing" gang members, drug dealers and criminal aliens out of the country and "will not let them back in."

Until there are more details of the plan, much of which will require congressional approval, estimates are sketchy. But by any full accounting, the fiscal and economic costs would be huge.

Recently the Trump administration has backed off earlier pledges to deport anyone in the country illegally — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Thursday "there will be no mass deportations" after he met with Mexican officials.


http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/24/trumps-deportation-plan-could-cost-half-a-trillion-dollars.html

[msongs]

1. what about the northern border. no plans to secure that one? hmmm sounds anti-Mexico nt

[Lanius]

2. But does "criminal alien" include undocumented immigrants who commit minor "crimes"?

The right-wing nut jobs talk about targeting violent and dangerous criminal immigrants, but I've heard of undocumented immigrants being taken in by ICE for committing city ordinance violations.

[Ilsa]

3. Build the fence on the beaches!

Build it all the way around! No way in or out!

[anarch]

4. what about planes???? We'd better go with a full dome....

It's the only solution that makes sense.

[Ilsa]

6. LOL. nt

[world wide wally]

5. Start with the Russians in the White House

[dalton99a]

7. It's going to make private prison CEOs very, very rich.