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Twenty six Republican governors have signed a letter pledging to use “every tool” to help The newly elected president Donald Trump with its mass deportation plans.
This includes the possible use of state law enforcement and the National Guard. The federal government does not have the resources to implement Trump’s plans to deport 11 million undocumented people and will need help from state and local governments.
Some states are governed by 26 governors include areas with some of the highest numbers of undocumented people, Axios noticed.
Attempting to deport millions of people is likely to face procedural hurdles, and the cost is estimated at between $150 billion and $350 billion.
“Republican governors remain fully committed to supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport dangerous criminals, gang members and terrorists who are in this country illegally,” the governors said in their letter. “We understand the direct threat these criminal illegal immigrants pose to public safety and our national security, and we will do everything in our power to help remove them from our communities.”
Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee has not committed to using the National Guard, ie Tennessean published last week.
He noted that Trump “hasn’t asked for anything yet.”
“I agree that he should, after being elected, follow through on what he promised to do for the American people,” Lee added. “To the extent that Tennessee is involved in that, I’m looking forward to seeing what his plans are. We will support the president’s strategies.”
Immigration advocates and progressive leaders in Nashville are worried ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
Metro City Council members rejected a proposal to give police quick access to footage from private security cameras, citing concerns that the program could be used for immigration enforcement, according to Axios.
In the letter, the 26 governors said, “We stand ready to use every tool at our disposal — whether through state law enforcement or the National Guard — to support President Trump in this vital mission.”
Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has said in interviews with conservative media that the administration will prioritize undocumented people who pose a threat to national or public security.
“President Trump has made it clear that we will prioritize threats to public safety and threats to national security first and that will be the focus,” he told Fox News on Nov. 11. “We’re going after thousands of gang members, illegal aliens. to look for Now I will say that if you are in the country illegally, you should not feel comfortable, absolutely not.”