The true cost of mass deportation isn’t just the price tag

By: Perla Rodriguez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 537

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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As a college student in South Phoenix and someone who was once undocumented myself, I know deportation is not an abstract political talking point. I have watched friends and neighbors disappear from our community after being deported and the lasting damage that separation leaves behind.

A neighbor shared how her husband’s decision to self-deport has changed her day to day life completely. She mentioned how fear and hopelessness had taken over her …

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