The "chilling effect" of deportations

Planet Money

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🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

After being sworn into office, President Trump signed a whole host of executive actions and orders that affirm his campaign promise to crack down on immigration.

Trump's border czar has said Chicago is at the top of the list of places to be targeted. The city is expecting immigration raids, detentions and deportations. In the Little Village neighborhood, where the majority of residents are Mexican or of Mexican descent, people are on edge as they await what's next.

Beyond the many people personally affected, past research suggests everyone could feel the impacts of mass deportation.

On this episode of Planet Money we visit Little Village to see how the new administration is already having an impact. And then, we hear from an economist who looks to a recent chapter in mass deportation for insight into what the future could hold.

Today's episode was hosted by Erika Beras and Amanda Aronczyk. It was produced by Willa Rubin with an assist from Emma Peaslee. It was edited by Kenny Malone, engineered by Cena Loffredo and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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0:35.0	Yes, they're gorgeous.
0:36.9	Back when I was 15, the dresses were not as pretty as they are now.
0:40.5	No, it's not everyone probably.
0:42.8	Jennifer Aguilar and I are standing in front of a shop that sells Inseñera dresses.
0:48.0	Those sparkly ornate gowns girls wear for their coming-of-age parties.
0:52.5	We're in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
0:55.0	More than 75% of people here are Mexican or Mexican-American, including Jennifer.
1:01.0	She was born here, raised here, got her Kinseniera dress here.
1:05.0	What did your dress look like?
1:06.5	I was very emo.
1:09.7	So it was black and white.
1:12.4	And pink chucks.
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