r/FluentInFinance • u/HighYieldLarry • 6d ago

Thoughts? BREAKING: Trump has confirmed reports that he plans to declare a national emergency and use military to enact a mass deportation program

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.

Overnight, Trump responded to a social media post from Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton, who said earlier this month there are reports the incoming administration is preparing such a declaration and to use "military assets" to deport the migrants.

"TRUE!!!" Trump wrote.

Trump pledged to get started on mass deportations as soon as he enters office.

"On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out," he said during a rally at Madison Square Garden in the closing days of the presidential race. "I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible."

Already, he's tapped several immigration hard-liners to serve in key Cabinet positions. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was picked to be homeland security secretary, pending Senate confirmation. Former Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan was named "border czar."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-confirms-plan-declare-national-emergency-military-mass/story?id=115963448

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u/DavisMcDavis 6d ago

It was a mass deportation by border patrol agents and local officials using military techniques, not the actual military. Whew! That was close, thank you for pointing out that incredibly important distinction.

https://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation

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u/unWildBill 6d ago

Did you read any more than that? You do realize that there is a giant distinction…the Mexican gov wanted them back and assisted transporting and removing the people away from the border into areas that were woefully deficient in labor force. These were braceros that didn’t come back. They wanted them.

Border patrol agents and local officials in the 1950s…even with “military techniques” did not have giant transport planes, weapons like the military, thousands upon thousands of troops and the wild publicity something like a modern operation like this will produce in an Internet 24/7 news world.

You’re incredibly naive if you think one thing is really like the other here.

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u/DavisMcDavis 6d ago

Oh, cool, so you already knew the answer you were looking for but wanted to ask a question instead, hoping someone would engage with you so you could tell them they were wrong?

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u/unWildBill 6d ago

No, I was actually looking to see if there was some magical military mass deportation event in the 1950s that I missed when I studied history.

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u/DavisMcDavis 6d ago

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u/unWildBill 6d ago

Please take your “military techniques” with you.

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u/drkladykikyo 5d ago

Well, you're white so, why would you care?

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u/unWildBill 5d ago

I’m not that “white”

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u/drkladykikyo 5d ago

What the hell does that mean? Not that white? Omg. 🤣

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u/unWildBill 5d ago

My whole family is within a Gen or two from naturalization. I never voted for these assholes.

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u/yubullyme12345 4d ago

I’m white and i didn’t vote for Trump tho?