Election of Donald Trump and Migration

Authors

  • Philip L. Martin Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Davis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59670/ml.v14i1.323

Keywords:

Donald Trump, migration, USA, foreigners, president elect

Abstract

Donald Trump campaigned on seven major issues, two of which involved migration, viz, have the US build and Mexico pay for a wall on the 2,000 mile Mexico-US border and deport the 11 million unauthorized foreigners in the US. Trump also promised to reverse President Obama’s executive orders that provide temporary legal status to some unauthorized foreigners, and to “put American workers first” in migration policy making. After winning the November 2016 election, Trump modified some of his positions, announcing that deportation efforts would be focused on two million unauthorized foreigners that Trump says were convicted of US crimes.

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Published

2017-01-10

How to Cite

Martin, P. L. (2017). Election of Donald Trump and Migration. Migration Letters, 14(1), 161–171. https://doi.org/10.59670/ml.v14i1.323