WSJ: The Economic Drain of Mass Deportation

Ok. The main objections to waves of illegal immigration aren't economic.

And every policy has advantages and disadvantages.

And, of course, I have little reason to believe these numbers...but they don't seem prima facie crazy.

Anyway, like many Americans, I'm willing to take some economic hit to preserve the, y'know, nation...

And let's be realistic: the administration isn't going to deport 20-30 million illegal aliens.

My guess is that they're cranking out so much sound and fury to encourage "self-deportations."

I certainly agree that what we need is a sliding scale here. Criminals and welfare leaches need to be kicked out post haste. It'd be good to deport those who flooded in during the Biden years... But those who have been here for, say, 30 years and have been valuable residents of the USA? Look, nobody is in a rush to get rid of such people. There is, actually no way the administration is ever going to get that far down on the list. Nobody wants it to happen, and it isn't going to happen. The administration will be lucky to get rid of the very most egregious offenders.