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A therapist in San Diego has been experiencing an uptick in “business” since Donald Trump secured the presidency, and it seems many of her clients are sweating bullets at the prospect of his imminent deportation plans. Muriel Casamayor, who provides therapy to both legal and illegal immigrants, reported her phone is ringing off the hook, with frantic individuals expressing their existential dread. Apparently, when a president-elect has a track record of actually wanting to enforce immigration laws, some folks find that a little unsettling.
Casamayor observes that her clientele is rife with anxiety and fear at the thought of mass deportations—Trump’s signature campaign promise that has finally made the prospect of reality dawning on those who’ve been living in the shadows. The therapist, apparently at a loss, advises her clients to gather their courage and seek community support while they grapple with the notion that American immigration laws might finally be taken seriously. In a nutshell, this means holding hands and humming a tune, all while wondering if they should have thought twice about getting cozy in the U.S. without a green card.
Despite the collective palpitations from the illegal immigrant community, Trump’s electoral victory was no fluke. He obliterated the competition, racking up a remarkable 312 electoral votes and simultaneously becoming the first Republican since George W. Bush to win the popular vote. It’s safe to say voters were keen on a president who plans to tackle immigration head-on rather than kicking the can down the road.
On the campaign trail, Trump voiced solutions like completing the border wall, reviving the Remain in Mexico policy, and even urged for a legal overhaul of the birthright citizenship loophole, putting an end to the practice that allows children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrant parents to automatically become citizens. It seems that the incoming administration isn’t just talking the talk, as they are positioning hardliners like Tom Homan and Stephen Miller to lead the charge in immigration enforcement. Looks like the swamp is going to be drained with a significant focus on securing the borders.
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Predictably, the sky is falling for liberal activists, who are conjuring visions of tearful children asking their parents why they should bother going to school amid mass deportations. One immigrant rights activist brought up the sad plight of these kids who were allegedly refusing meals because they were too worried about their future. But there’s a catch—Homan’s suggestion that families can be deported together seems to be a reasonable solution to avoiding family separations, yet somehow that hasn’t managed to soothe the critics who seem more interested in crises than solutions.
So, as therapy sessions ramp up in a panic, it might be time for the illegal immigrant community to consider a new game plan: perhaps it’s time to get legal and stop living in fear of an administration that wants to uphold the law, rather than continuing the age-old practices of ignoring regulations. Call it a win-win—less anxiety for the therapist and a more secure future for everyone involved.
