The fact that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States — and that some of them have engaged in criminal acts — has focused the priority of the Trump administration on arrest and deportation. Protests and labor shortages have resulted, as has political risk for Trump. Six of 10 independent voters surveyed by the Associated Press agreed with the view that the administration has “gone too far.”
But the focus on illegal immigrants obscures the fact that three-quarters of the 50 million immigrants are in the U.S. legally, including more than 12 million noncitizen “green card” holders authorized to remain in the country indefinitely.
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