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Doyle McManus: Trump wants to round up over a million undocumented migrants from California. Here's how he might do it

Former President Donald Trump has focused relentlessly on illegal immigration as a centerpiece of his campaign for the White House, just as when he first ran in 2016. "They're poisoning the blood of our country," he has said of undocumented migrants, using language redolent of the racist doctrines of Adolf Hitler. He promises to launch "the biggest domestic deportation campaign in American ...
Protesters hold up signs and speak through a bullhorn supporting the "Take Our Border Back" convoy near Cornerstone Childrens Ranch near Quemado, Texas on Feb. 2, 2024. The convoy carrying those opposed to illegal immigration began on Jan. 29, 2024, with final rally locations on Feb. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas, Yuma, Arizona and San Ysidro, California.

Former President Donald Trump has focused relentlessly on illegal immigration as a centerpiece of his campaign for the White House, just as when he first ran in 2016.

"They're poisoning the blood of our country," he has said of undocumented migrants, using language redolent of the racist doctrines of Adolf Hitler.

He promises to launch "the biggest domestic deportation campaign in American history" on Day One of his new presidency.

His chief immigration adviser, Santa Monica-born Stephen Miller, has spelled out what that would mean: Trump would assemble "a giant force" including National Guard troops to seize undocumented migrants, transport them to camps in Texas and expel them.

"A very conservative estimate

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