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If We Want to Save Democracy, We Must Oppose Mass Deportations

By Dwayne David Paul
A member of the Mexican National Guard stands guard as employees work to build a temporary shelter to prepare for possible mass deportations from the U.S, in Reynosa, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2025. Credit: Retuers/Daniel Becerril
Jan 29, 2025
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Democratic Party leadership presented the 2024 presidential election as a choice between Donald Trump and democracy. That messaging seemed not to resonate with the majority of voters as Trump is now president. Despite his extreme policy stances, Trump captured nearly two-thirds of the Christian vote. Trump and his ilk will accelerate the nation’s lurch toward authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, and fewer rights for already marginalized communities. The campaign promises of then-candidate Trump — many of them already being enacted — will devastate millions.

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A member of the Mexican National Guard stands guard as employees work to build a temporary shelter to prepare for possible mass deportations from the U.S, in Reynosa, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2025. Credit: Retuers/Daniel Becerril