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by gjsman-1000 341 days ago
The goal is to force self-deportation. Whether this will be successful is too early to say.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/immigrants-s...

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/06/self-de...

Edit for reply: As for the comparison with prohibition, I don't quite agree. The clampdown on CP, despite being just images and data as much as regular P, has thankfully been very successful. The government actually can clamp down on things, even purely digital information, when it has the will.

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Yes, and the goal of prohibition was to end alcohol consumption. Instead it cemented organized crime in America.

There is an unmistakable hint of cognitive dissonance when the administration believes that the best way to get at "freeloading" illegal immigrants is through their taxes.

Like lighting your house on fire to get an unwanted party guest to leave.

Going by the track record of their other so-called "plans" - no, this will not be successful.

they're not doing it to be successful, they're doing it to create an unimpeachable internal security force