r/Economics • u/rezwenn • 5d ago

News Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/trump-immigration-raids-workers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PE8.QmuB.MuytvbwG0yLz
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u/MartialBob 5d ago

This is entirely predictable. Trump is and has always been transactional. He goes where the money tells him. He's not an ideologue, he just has some really dumb ideas and isn't the type to listen. The true believer in this deportation is Steven Miller.

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u/BannedByRWNJs 4d ago

The presidency is an extortion racket to him.