2025-01-13
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Nothing scrambles the mind like a Trump press conference.
On January 7th, at his winter palace in Florida,
the President-elect mused on annexing Canada,
Greenland and the Panama Canal,
as well as tilting at offshore windmills for supposedly killing whales.
It was a mix of free association, gleeful provocation, and serious, world-changing intent.
Less noticed on January 7th, the House of Representatives passed the Lakin-Riley Act,
which makes it easier to deport unauthorized immigrants for minor crimes such as shoplifting.
Immigration is where the next administration is likely to direct its first efforts after the inauguration on January 20th.
And here, too, Donald Trump promises that same mind-scrambling cocktail.
Illegal immigration is a problem that lends itself to wild,
crowd-pleasing and destructive policies,
as well as presenting opportunities for beneficial reform.
The path Mr Trump chooses will not only say something about his presidency,