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Donald Trump’s immigration problem in five charts

To understand the limits he will face in his second term, look to his first

DONALD TRUMP talks tough on immigration. But it can be tricky to figure out when his campaign speeches are bluster and when they are blueprints for policy. The appointments of Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, anti-immigration hard-liners, to important posts signal that Mr Trump is serious about his pledge to carry out mass deportations of illegal migrants. Much of his immigration wishlist is unchanged since his first term. Data reveal how effective he was then and how he might be constrained in his second term.

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