An outside observer might be forgiven for presuming that Donald Trump has already taken office. World leaders are dropping in to talk with him, and his proposed policies are already bearing fruit. Reuters, predictably, notes that Trump’s border policies are already making a difference — but gets the main point in the illegal immigration debate completely wrong.
Yes, the incoming Trump administration has made their intentions known, and they are already having an effect. Not least of those effects are President-elect Trump’s appointment of border bulldog Tom Homan and the incoming Trump administration’s stated immigration policies. Now, some immigrants are mulling over a return to their home countries, aware of the fact that there’s a new sheriff in town north of the border.
Every day, Nidia Montenegro spends hours checking her cellphone, hoping to receive…
