While many are scared, some dismiss the dangers of mass deportations under Donald Trump.

Summary

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has reignited fears among undocumented migrants with promises of “mass deportations” and migrant communities are bracing for uncertainty and a new wave of nativism.

His administration plans to target those deemed public safety or national security threats, potentially reinstating workplace raids and using military resources.

Advocates warn that “collateral arrests” could sweep up migrants without criminal records.

Many, like “Dreamers” protected under DACA, fear family separations, while others, such as Carlos in NYC, hope Trump’s economic policies might benefit them.

“A lot of Latinos, those who can vote, did so because they think he [Trump] can improve the economy. That would be very good for us too,” said Carlos, an undocumented Mexican who lives in New York City.

  • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
    36·
    4 hours ago

    “A lot of Latinos, those who can vote, did so because they think he [Trump] can improve the economy. That would be very good for us too,” said Carlos, an undocumented Mexican who lives in New York City.

    So long, Carlos.

    • DancingBear@midwest.social
      712·
      4 hours ago

      Carlos can’t vote, but a majority of both Latino men and Latino women voted for Kamala.

      The only majority that voted for Trump is white people.

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        43 minutes ago

        Let’s just agree that it’s the ones who voted for Trump that are the problem, not anyone else. I don’t care what ethnicity someone is, but it really stretches my compassion to have sympathy with any Trump voters that suffer predictable results.

      • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
        16·
        4 hours ago

        “A lot of Latinos, those who can vote, did so because they think he [Trump] can improve the economy.”

        I think you missed this part.

        • DancingBear@midwest.social
          23·
          4 hours ago

          That’s what I was responding to. Carlos is explaining why more Latino voters voted for Trump than last election cycles. A majority of both Latino men and women voted for Harris though.

          Trump was talking about the economy while Harris was busy pivoting to the right and embracing dick Cheney and her CEO’s

          Harris lost more voters from this pivot than she gained from trying to cozy up to literal republicans.

          Yes, I assume Trump was lying about how he will help people by fixing the economy, but at least he was lying about the issues that these voters had at the top of their list of priorities. Harris wouldn’t even lie to address any issues her base cares about.

            • DancingBear@midwest.social
              31·
              2 hours ago

              In my opinion? No, but I don’t think people pay as much attention to news and politics as I do.

              Most people are just trying to live their lives. Like 2/3 Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. They don’t have time to read news either that or they’ve been lied to for so long they don’t give a 💩.

              I’m just saying, at least Trump was talking about the number one issue these voters cared about, while Kamala was saying she couldn’t think of a single thing she would have done differently than Biden. She pivoted to the right and they kept walz in the basement playing video games. She embraced corporate ceos and dick Cheney. She wouldn’t even lie to us about ending the genocide.

              I was willing to vote for Harris if she even lied about ending support for Israel and the genocide, but she wouldn’t even do that.

              Thankfully I live in a blue state and I was able to avoid having to vote for her. I would have if there were any chance she would have lost my state.

              • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
                1·
                23 minutes ago

                I’ll ask again?

                In this situation, you’re suggesting that it’s better to lie?

                Trump lied. Period. End of story. And these people will pay the price for believing him when there was plenty of evidence readily accessible for them to know better.

                And then you say you’d have voted if Kamala had lied? WTF? Do you understand that you just illustrated how she was fucked either way?

                We were in the eleventh hour of the survival of our democracy. A democracy that was about to fall into the hands of someone that admitted they would be a dictator.

                We are now in the hands of that dictator all because in your opinion- Kamala should have been like trump:

                A liar.

            • DancingBear@midwest.social
              2·
              2 hours ago

              I do think democrats and the left in general do hold their reps to a higher standard. It’s a good thing…… but lol

              Edit: this is funny because Harris was actually being 1000% more honest by embracing dick Cheney and the corporate ceos and Israel.

              Edit: 100,000

        • DancingBear@midwest.social
          3·
          3 hours ago

          Lol

          I say blame it on the DNC and Harris herself.

          But sure why not. More accurate than blaming latino and or black or Muslim citizens

            • DancingBear@midwest.social
              2·
              2 hours ago

              Is that Biden’s fault or the DNC? Is he de facto leader of the DNC as president.

              Even a fake primary would have been better than what they did.

              I was hoping to see the Hippy and Cornell West debate Biden. Would have been great.

              Edit: Maryanne Williamson or something her name the hippy I mean