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Trump 2.0 immigration crackdown will be swift and ugly. Here’s how.

The president-elect has a team in place with the experience and knowledge to follow through on his top priority.

Patricia LopezBloomberg Opinion columnist

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As Inauguration Day nears, it’s clear that President-elect Donald Trump believes he has a mandate to enact the largest deportation in US history. What happens next could forever alter what it means to be an American.

Immigration under President Joe Biden surged to levels unmatched in more than a century – an estimated net increase of 8 million migrants during his four years in office, with a majority crossing illegally, according to a Goldman Sachs report.

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Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy.

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