immigrants

In 1985, a divided City Council adopted a resolution declaring Los Angeles a city of sanctuary for immigrants fleeing political persecution and violence, particularly refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala.

Federal agents, local police officers and National Guard soldiers could be redeployed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deal with unauthorized immigrants.

Trump warns he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two Biden administration programs.

As of 2022, there were an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., and mass deportations would break up mixed-status families and could send shock waves through parts of the economy.

The overall sense is that Trump’s pledge to increase tariffs and deport millions of undocumented immigrants could hurt businesses and cause instability.