Immigrant communities and their advocates are gearing up to challenge President-elect Donald Trump's proposals for immigration policy.
The U.S. federal system structure of government may be their best defense.
Trump has said he will deport two to three million immigrants with criminal records. To find, apprehend, legally process, incarcerate and return that many people to their home countries would require the cooperation of local law enforcement. Only 5,700 immigration enforcement agents work the entire geographical U.S. By contrast, there are more than 20,000 border patrol agents policing a jurisdiction that is limited to 100 miles of the border.
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