Trump’s main sales pitch turns toxic: mass deportation is a loser in the polls

As we approach the final stretch of the cycle, donald trumpwho has made his entire candidacy a referendum on immigration, will not discuss his mass deportation plans in detail, neither at a recent Univision meeting nor in his only debate with Kamala Harris. That’s a sign.

Since those debates, Trump has only he leaned deeper to mass deportations, while Harris has aggressively made her case for how she will help Latinos economically, a telling reset to reach Latino voters in the final weeks of the election.

Trump knows that explaining what mass deportations entail would be a disaster for him. Yes, some surveys show An alarming increase in support for mass deportations.. However, when voters are aware of how much it costs and the human cost it would entail in terms of family separations and expulsion of decades-long residents, mass deportation becomes politically toxic.

Mass deportations would be ugly; would require local authorities to work with the feds to remove law-abiding residents, many of whom have woven their lives and livelihoods into the fabric of their communities. It would separate mixed-status families, leaving children who have been here their entire lives without their parents. We are still dealing with the aftermath of the last time the Trump administration separated families at our southern border, one of the ugliest moments in our country’s modern history.

must bring this story to life for voters: new research from Valiente Action Fund found it’s difficult negative Anti-Trump ads, showing how his policies would tear families apart, could increase support for Kamala Harris among a broad swath of voters, including men, whites, blacks, Latinos, liberals, moderate-liberals and moderate voters. It’s a convincing victory that shores up the weakest parts of the Democratic coalition while improving Harris’ chances among suburban swing voters.

“We have to tell that story and not let Trump define immigration for our country,” said Courageous Action Fund Executive Director María Rodríguez. “When we identify the details of what Trump is proposing with mass deportations, as was done in the Playbook 2025 ad, and tell the story of what he plans to do on immigration, that moves voters.”

Beyond the human cost, mass deportation would also have catastrophic economic costs. Not only would mass deportations not reduce costs for average households, but they could potentially lead to increased taxes for most Americans. According to the American Immigration Council, a nonpartisan organization:

a momdeportation of ss 1 million people per year could cost $88 billion a year. It would require an unprecedented increase inlaw enforcement staffing, detention capacity, immigration courtrooms, and flight capacity.

That amount of money does not currently exist in the federal budget. So to fund such a broad effort, Trump would likely have to raise taxes on American households or possibly steal funds from the coffers of other social services, such as Social Security or Medicare.

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Ironically, on the economy (the issue Trump claims would benefit from his mass deportation plan), Kamala Harris has a remarkable success story, with Job creation, small business growth and health care coverage at a record level for Latinos.. And what she plans to do in her first term as president is even more impressive.

Harris proposes creating opportunities for Latinos in the workforce through training programs, including doubling registered apprenticeships and eliminating unnecessary college degree requirements, which would benefit about 2 million workers. She supports veteran employment and readiness programs. It will allow registered apprentices and construction workers to write off their tool and equipment expenses, a crucial saving for contractors and small business owners as they work to replenish the country’s housing stock and upgrade our aging infrastructure.

These are all real economic policies that would help Latinos and the country, not fascist fantasies of mass deportations.

If elected, Trump will impose tariffs on everything from food to gasoline, raising transportation costs. average Latino family at almost $4,000. Cut support for small Latino businesses to give big tax breaks to their corporate friends: eliminate the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, as well as separated families.

On that last point, mass deportation, in essence, is not only politically toxic, it is wrong. Americans have fought wars to prevent these policies from being implemented, and we must help them remember the values ​​that are fundamental to our country. It helps that Trump’s fascist plan also goes against our country’s economic interests. Voters can prevent this from happening, but only if we show up and vote in November.