The Ungovernable Governor.

Trump sits down with Tim Pool.

While campaigning for the ungovernable vote at the Libertarian Convention, Donald Trump appeared on Timcast IRL with Tim Pool. In the interview, Tim asks Trump about immigration, the possibility of WWIII, prosecuting corruption, and pardoning Julian Assange. 

Trump is an active communicator, so as is his nature; he talks a lot and says very little. He uses emotion to illustrate his points instead of facts.  Sometimes, he rushes from point to point and can be difficult to follow. However, Tim has a quick mind and a sharp tongue and was up for the task.

Tim comes out of the gate asking about immigration. He wants to know how Trump plans to carry out the largest deportation effort in history. Trump rambles about immigration and fails to answer the question. Tim jumps in and redirects him, asking for specifics about deportation. Trump briefly answers, saying that it will be largely local police carrying out the deportation, then quickly moves on to complimenting law enforcement.

While Trump answers Tim’s question, he doesn’t provide any substantial specifics. Trump mentioned President Eisenhower and how he largely stopped illegal immigration, referencing “Operation Wetback” a program overseen by the Eisenhower administration after President Truman’s Commission on Migratory Labor determined low wages were caused by illegal immigration in the Southwest.

“Operation Wetback” was carried out by a combination of federal, state, and local agencies while having the backing of the Mexican government, labor groups, and Mexican-American civil rights groups. To balance the loss of the illegal workforce, the government increased legal immigration under the Bracero Program. However, the large increase in applicants created a backlog. The operation relied heavily on self-deportations, and those who self-deported were eligible to return legally. The operation was called a success at the time, but after the Bracero Program expired in 1964, illegal immigration rose.  

Does Trump plan to increase the amount of legal immigration with the deportations as Eisenhower did? Does that mean legislation and hiring more federal employees to carry it out?