WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new resource from the National Immigration Forum Action Fund outlines the extreme human and economic costs of mass deportation.
The resource lays out the potential impacts to neighborhoods, churches and schools; local law enforcement; the federal government; and individual businesses, larger industries and the economy.
“Mass deportation would upend American life and society,” said Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum Action Fund. “Make no mistake: Families would be forced to separate. Millions of Americans live with family members who are unauthorized or have only temporary protections and would be in danger of deportation.
“We recognize that our immigration system is out of date and that we need better ways to address migration’s challenges. The answer is for Republicans and Democrats to work together on pragmatic solutions that re-establish order and compassion. Mass deportation would achieve the opposite.”