Democrats Plan To Push Back on Trump’s Deportation Plans, Even as Post-Election Surveys Show Many Americans Support Removal

The mayor of Denver recently had to walk back comments about resisting federal authorities should the authorities come for his neighbors.

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Members of immigration advocacy groups hold signs to demand the City Council enact an ordinance making Los Angeles a sanctuary city. AP/Damian Dovarganes

Democrats at the local, state, and federal levels are planning to push back against President Trump’s planned mass deportation operation, which the president-elect has promised will be the largest since the 1950s. Polls have shown, however, that support for such a deportation scheme has increased significantly and played a major role in voters’ decisions this year. 

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