Donald Trump's campaign promise to deport eleven million undocumented immigrants and asks a simple question: could it actually work? Miles Mercer breaks down the staggering logistics required—building detention facilities for hundreds of thousands, hiring sixty thousand new deportation officers, and processing eight thousand people daily for four straight years. The cost estimates range from three hundred billion to over one trillion dollars. The episode explores how mass deportation would devastate critical industries like agriculture, construction, and healthcare, causing food shortages and economic collapse. Historical examples like Operation Wetback in nineteen fifty-four reveal brutal failures and temporary results. Legal constraints including due process rights and overwhelmed immigration courts add years of delays. The conclusion: mass deportation isn't a failure of political will—it's a collision between campaign rhetoric and impossible reality.
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