Documented damages

They work our farms, factories, and construction sites. They pay taxes, even though they will never be allowed to share in most of the benefits their contributions paid for. They fill jobs that locals don't want—at least for the wages and under the conditions on offer. Many have put down roots and are raising families.

If Trump’s scheme for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants is implemented, many lives, already hard, will become harder. The costs—financial and ethical—of such cold-heartedness will leave us all poorer.