Four years ago as a candidate, President Trump made more than 280 campaign promises. Let’s see how he did:“I will build a great, great wall on our southern border …” (speech, June 16, 2015)While Trump so far has built 307 miles of walls along the 1,984-mile border, much of this replaces previous barriers that were dilapidated or blocked only vehicles. “We will find them [all undocumented immigrants], we will get them out.” (CNN interview, July 29, 2015)Trump deported about 750,000 undocumented immigrants in his first three years in office, but most were trying to get into the country, not already living here. He never tried to remove all undocumented immigrants. Still, Trump actually deported fewer people in his first three years than Barack Obama had — a comparison neither man will appreciate.

Source: New York Times September 05, 2020 18:22 UTC