So what’s needed to fix the border crisis? The border issue was front and center during the presidential campaign.
According to a Reuters-Ipsos poll, 25% of respondents said the incoming Trump administration should prioritize immigration, a much larger share than any other issue.
But sizable percentages of people in this poll say they are concerned about the expected mass deportation of illegal immigrants….including 82% of Democrats and 40% of independents while nine out of Republicans saying they were not concerned.
So the opinions about mass deportations are clearly divided along party lines.
And there are also different opinions among business owners, especially those in the agriculture business or the restaurant and hotel business…who fear losing cheap workers and driving down supply and driving up prices.
And a recent NY Times investigation found what they said were “Thousands of companies that have exploited the border problem…by plucking workers from the ranks of undocumented migrants sometimes with impunity.”
And there are sure to be legal challenges to whatever actions are taken when it comes to the border. Every recent president, Republican or Democrat, often has been stopped by courts over various immigration policies.
So battles will likely continue over the border problem which is a problem not easy to solve.
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