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"'Self-deportation' is just a cleaner, less cruel-sounding way of endorsing harsh, coercive government polices in order to make life for unauthorized immigrants so unbearable that they have no choice but to find some way to leave." →

Watched the GOP debate? Then you probably heard a lot chatter about something called “self-deportation.” Adam Serwer explains what it is, and why it’s such a chilling concept.

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   “But make no mistake, when Romney is discussing “self-deportation,” he’s talking about creating a United States where...

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    I “self-deported”, and I’m a citizen. That’s how bad it is in the US, folks.

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    The saddest part is that self-deportation started as satire in...Prop 187 era of...

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