Texas Republican mayor warns Trump deportation effort could cause ‘economic issues’

Published December 31, 2024 10:43am ET



Javier Villalobos, the Republican mayor of McAllen, Texas, expressed concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on illegal immigration could cause economic damage to the United States.

While the mayor indicated that he favored Trump’s push to first remove violent criminals who have come into the country illegally, he worried that many of the people who could face deportation are “productive” workers helping “our economy stay strong.”

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