<div class="css-129jqss en4o1560"><section class="css-u7urgs e12sbwn90"><div class="css-b4a1pi e1u9wqfn0"><span class="css-x8vgju e6e0kfy0"><a href="/the-world-this-week" data-analytics="sidebar:section"><span>The world this week</span></a></span><span class="css-rjcumh e1vi1cqp0"> | The Economist</span></div><h1 class="css-1p83fk8 e1r8fcie0">This week’s covers</h1><h2 class="css-1ms10sa eg03uz0">How we saw the world</h2></section></div><div class="css-129jqss en4o1560"><div class="css-13r0q4k ebbih0g0"><div class="css-191ofav e1oehc1h0"><div class="css-jwv1ak eupm5sl0"><div class="css-w0h03k eygoqsu0"><div><time datetime="2025-01-09T13:09:11.396Z" class="css-1c8ktq7 e4cw3vv0"> Jan 9th 2025</time></div><div><div class="css-1902i5q eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div><section data-body-id="cp2" class="css-1xs6rxu e19oi8vf1"><div class="css-11m2wk0 e19oi8vf2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1f0x4sl e1tt35bk0"><span data-caps="initial">T</span><small>his week</small> our cover in America features Donald Trump as the country’s deporter-in-chief. We ask whether a man who makes ugly promises of mass expulsion can actually fix America’s immigration system. We consider how far the next president could go to get rid of illegal immigrants, and estimate the economic impact of mass deportations.</p></div></section><div class="css-1cmx12d em0l2j50"><div class="css-19gx9y0 eupm5sl0"><div class="css-15sn8g1 eygoqsu0"><div><div class="css-9mn5vp eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

How we saw the world{ai:summary}<p>The latest issue of The Economist explores Donald Trump's role as the "deporter-in-chief," questioning the feasibility of his promises for mass expulsion of illegal immigrants. It also assesses the potential economic consequences of such deportations on the U.S. economy. </p><p>#illegals</p>

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