If Trump’s stated goal is to find and deport undocumented immigrants, the math leaves no room for ambiguity: The focus should be Texas and Florida, not Minnesota. This is not ideology or rhetoric; it is just simple arithmetic.
Current demographic estimates place Texas at roughly 2.1 million undocumented immigrants and Florida at about 1.6 million. Minnesota’s total is estimated at around 130,000. In plain terms, Texas has about sixteen times as many undocumented residents as Minnesota, and Florida has roughly twelve times as many.
The percentages reinforce the point. Undocumented immigrants make up approximately 7 percent of the populations of Texas and Florida, compared with about 2 percent in Minnesota. Any enforcement strategy designed to maximize removals per agent or impact per dollar would naturally concentrate resources where the population is largest.
The conclusion is hard to avoid. This is not an immigration strategy, it is a political performance with its main goal is chaos, violence, intimidation and an excuse to militarize our cities.
Lawrence Mazin
SaddleBrooke
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
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