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‘If you’re brown…’ Joy Reid warns, Trump’s deportation plan won’t spare green card holders
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‘If you’re brown…’ Joy Reid warns, Trump’s deportation plan won’t spare green card holders

Joy Reid did not hold back on MSNBC, warning that under Trump’s grand deportation plan, even legal immigrants and American citizens might not be safe, especially if they are not “white.” Trump, elected the 47th president of the United States on November 5, won over voters with his bold rhetoric on immigration, his tax cuts, his change in stance on abortion rights, and much more.

In a controversial Instagram post, Donald Trump Jr. joked about domestic violence while celebrating his father's election victories against Clinton and Harris. (Getty Images via AFP)
In a controversial Instagram post, Donald Trump Jr. joked about domestic violence while celebrating his father’s election victories against Clinton and Harris. (Getty Images via AFP)

Now, according to Reid, it is not a question of precision; This is Trump’s “axe approach,” where even a green card won’t be much of a shield. Because apparently being brown might be enough to send you packing.

Trump to deport ‘legal immigrants’

Throughout his campaign, the Trump-Vance The team outlined plans for mass expulsions of millions of people, coupled with massive investment in territorial expansion. US-Mexico border wall. But Reid warned that Trump’s promise to launch the largest deportation effort would likely target darker-skinned individuals rather than focusing on all illegal movements, creating a racial imbalance in his approach.

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In a conversation following Trump’s election victory, Joy Reid, Ali Velshi, and author David Cay Johnston discussed the potential consequences of Trump’s immigration policies. Johnston warned that Trump’s mass deportation plan would likely result in the expulsion of even legal immigrants and U.S. citizens. “There will be U.S. citizens who end up being deported because they don’t do it accurately. They will do it. That’s right – meat ax approach”

“With the meat ax approach and also with denaturalization. It means don’t think because you have a green card and you followed the right path,” Reid responded, according to Mediaite. “If you’re brown, you can’t stay. I don’t think they care if you have a green card or not. They are driving people out of this country whether they like it or not, Ali, or whether you voted for them or not,” he added.

Trump’s victory impacts H-1B visa and legal immigration

In his second term, Trump will likely pursue stricter immigration policies that could end up targeting high-skilled workers and their families. Although he suggested offering green cards For international students, his first term saw a dramatic increase in H-1B visa denials and Requests for Evidence (RFEs), making it more difficult for skilled workers to obtain employment, ultimately harming to Silicon Valley and the tech industry where many employees are of Asian descent.

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People on H-4 visas, intended for spouses of H-1B workers, could also face problems, especially since the Trump administration has already tried to get rid of their work permits. Trump’s rhetoric on immigration has raised alarms, with many criticizing it as rooted in harmful ideals of racial purity. In a speech in December, he controversially claimed that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” More recently, he has associated “bad genes” with undocumented immigrants. Trump has also made statements calling America the “trash of the world.”

“We are a dump. We are like trash for the world. This is what happened to us. We are like trash,” the newly elected official said during his speech. Rally in Arizona.