If the incoming Republican administration does try to report some 10 million or so illegal immigrants, there are likely to be some complications. Maybe a few hundred thousand legal immigrants and actual US citizens will also be deported by accident because they "looked illegal." This may result in billions of dollars in lawsuits later. Maybe a few million immigrants will go into hiding, work underground, and assume new identities.

Many of these immigrants are not just fleeing poverty, but they are possibly escaping being murdered in their home countries. Most of the time, they are willing to jobs that no American would do. Immigration is not as big a problem as Republicans would have people believe.

Every immigrant in the US has the right to have their cases heard. Right now, the justice system is already so overloaded with immigration cases that some won't even get hearings until 2027 or 2028. This is why the Republicans are not going to be able to deport 10 million immigrants all at once.

Biden could grant protections to millions of immigrants and their families. By issuing broad executive orders, he could ensure that each individual case gets a hearing, a possible appeal if requests for asylum are denied, additional appeals, possible legal challenges for every case again and again until Trump is out of office and the Republicans are out of power.

Every case deserves due process. Every immigrant should have their day in court. Everyone has legal rights. Biden should do what he can to make sure our nation is not divided and disrupted beyond his term in office.