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Black and Latino communities are disproportionately affected by mass surveillance, studies show. Vicente Méndez/Getty Images

We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants

Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents. Detain or remove the targets. Sound familiar?
Immigrant farmworkers pick strawberries in California in April 2024. Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing, food and other prices

While immigrants without legal authorization make up about 5% of the U.S. workforce, these workers are concentrated in particular industries, including agriculture.
A Texas National Guard soldier watches over immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on March 13, 2024, in El Paso, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

Trump’s idea to use military to deport over 10 million migrants faces legal, constitutional and practical hurdles

The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.

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