Illegal Immigrants Express Mixed Feelings Over Trump’s Victory and Potential Deportations

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to deport illegal immigrants, particularly those with criminal histories. In interviews with the Spanish edition of The Epoch Times, some illegal immigrants who have been in the United States for decades expressed concern, while others said that the illegal immigration crisis has caused problems for their communities.
Irma, 44, a native of Mexico who has lived in the state of Texas for 33 years, described her feelings after she found out that the former president had defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I wanted Kamala to win,” she said. “From six to seven [on the evening of Nov. 5] it was nerve-wracking because Trump was winning and honestly I really didn’t want him to win. So, it was very stressful.”…