re: #359 Backwoods_Sleuth

So, this is the small government we’ve been told the GOP would bring about. Hiring 10,000 people to deport 400k (and how long does it take to hire/train that many - figure the 10k wont be fully hired until after he’s gone from office).

Except that the Obama administration deported that many without 10,000 new hires.

Trump’s crackdown netted just about 700 in a week. That’s just about 36,400 in a year. Or 1/7th of the amount Obama deported under the process that the Trump admin claimed was not sufficient.

Let that sink in. Up is down. Down is out. And he wants to expand ICE by 10,000 agents when it’s not clear that the number is warranted.

Oh, and another thing to note about the ICE deportations - since Obama took office, he’s made it a priority to focus on convicted criminal deportations.