GOP Congressman Criticizes Trump's Mass Deportation Plan
Rep. Tony Gonzales urges focus on deporting criminals, not workers, under Trump's proposed immigration overhaul.
- Rep. Tony Gonzales, representing a Texas district with extensive border territory, warns against Trump's mass deportation strategy.
- Gonzales emphasizes the importance of targeting convicted criminals rather than undocumented workers in deportation efforts.
- During his campaign, President-elect Trump promised the largest deportation plan in U.S. history, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
- Tom Homan, Trump's pick for border czar, supports the mass deportation initiative, including family deportations.
- Gonzales stresses the need to protect those seeking asylum legally and criticizes the government for failing if it targets non-criminal workers.