""If Trump had said what industry wanted [on the campaign trail], 'I'm going to keep the illegals here so you can have cheap labor,' he would not be in the White House; he'd be in a prison cell right now.""
""The truth is the first year was not a year of mass deportation. A conscious decision was made to go after the worst first, which was, we'll call it a deviation from the central campaign promise of mass deportations.""
""The President has only gotten pressure in his face to tone down the enforcement," Howell said, indicating a belief that the administration has strayed from its original immigration enforcement goals."
The Mass Deportation Coalition, led by Mike Howell, includes GOP think tanks and advocacy groups. They believe public support exists for Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations, despite opposition from wealthy donors and industry groups. Howell argues that if Trump had aligned with industry interests, he would not have won the presidency. The Coalition is pushing for a Phase 2 plan, targeting at least one million deportations annually, and perceives divisions among top Republicans regarding immigration enforcement policies.
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