Trump ran on border chaos. Now he'll have to run the U.S. immigration system.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump could sign the bill into law as soon as this week.
55% : On Monday, Trump and his team will inherit the U.S. immigration system as it really exists, rather than the one he has often caricatured.
51% : Trump and his top aides say they plan to bring back the enforcement tools and tactics of his first term by resuming border wall construction, relaunching the "Remain in Mexico" policy that requires asylum seekers to wait outside U.S. territory while their claims are processed and deploying ICE agents more aggressively in communities.
45% : We know that Trump will try to overwhelm us.
44% : "Trump has reappointed some of the backers of that policy, including Homan and Miller, the White House adviser.
37% : Trump has boasted that his previous border restrictions deterred mass migration, but analysts say the pandemic toward the end of his term played a more powerful role by stalling global travel and sending U.S. unemployment soaring.
35% : The bill would require ICE to jail migrants accused of property crimes including petty theft, and it would give states more power to sue DHS over crimes committed by immigrants whose cases are under federal supervision.
33% : Gonzalez, the congressman from South Texas, said Trump needs to work with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.
31% : If Trump fulfills his campaign promises on immigration, he could disrupt a fragile equilibrium at the U.S.-Mexico border and hurt the economy.
30% : Trump has pledged to "close" the southern border and kick off the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history.
30% : "Trump took office in 2017 pledging millions of deportations, only to fall far short.
28% : "President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, secure the border, and deport dangerous criminals and terrorists that make our communities less safe.
28% : Pam Bondi, his nominee for attorney general, said during confirmation hearings Wednesday that Venezuela has opened its prisons to send migrants north -- a claim Trump has made without evidence.
23% : "Trump attempted other deterrent policies that fell flat, were blocked by the courts or turned public sentiment against him.
21% : "Images of agents dragging an undocumented person off church steps or out of a school will lead to a backlash and turbocharge the "sanctuary city" movement, making it more difficult for ICE to reach the most dangerous people in these communities," Johnson said, referring to policies adopted by cities and states that limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
17% : Trump is now preparing to replace these carrots with more sticks, potentially destabilizing the border if more migrants attempt illegal crossings.
16% : Trump aides say Biden's programs facilitated mass immigration fraud.
16% : Noem told lawmakers Friday that Trump will shut down the CBP One app.

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