Deportation

A recent controversy has developed around the deportation of illegal aliens and during the 8 years of the Truman administration 3.4 million illegals were either deported or left voluntarily. Since the population of the United States at that time was half what it is today that would be an equivalent of 6.8 million being deported today. The interesting thing about this information is that it was brought to the attention of the news media by Trump. It is odd that no one in the press searched this out as they did with Carson’s youthful claims and Hilary’s claim of wanting to join the marines. Perhaps now that it is out, there will be more reporting on this issue. Then they can move to the deportation of 2.1 million that occurred in the Eisenhower administration. It is difficult at best to get inside the head of Trump but being the great negotiator he says he is, this might be his starting position and compromising by getting the wall up and then deporting all illegals convicted of felonies. (Such illegal entry is a misdemeanor, and, if repeated after being deported, becomes punishable as a felony.) The next step could be to introduce some of the ideas floating around which will allow the illegals to gain citizenship status.