President Carter had to balance employers’ demands for foreign workers with pressure to restrict immigration – and so does Trump
- Written by Gabrielle Clark, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Law, California State University, Los Angeles
Jimmy Carter shakes riders' hands in a Mexican American parade while campaigning in Southern California in 1976.AP PhotoPresident Donald Trump promised during his three presidential campaigns to deport as many immigrants living in the U.S. without legal authorization as possible.
His second administration got underway less than one month after forme...