Joe Biden’s presence on the debate stage tonight creates an opportunity for his rivals to take on Pres. Obama’s legacy—particularly on immigration. Via FiveThirtyEight: DemDebate
he had promised on the campaign trail. And over the course of Obama’s time in office, more than 3 million unauthorized immigrants were removed from the country, compared to about 2 million immigrants under President George W. Bush and less than a million under President Bill Clinton., because of a trend in the type of deportations that were prioritized.
That said, several immigration experts I spoke with said that removals are more reflective of a concerted immigration enforcement agenda, since the number of returns are tied more closely to trends at the border. So, the Obama administration still ejected a lot of people from the country in a way that made it more difficult for them to reenter.
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