Deporting migrants to war-ravaged South Sudan or the Congo is a death sentence, even if they survive. The pro-life argument for immigration cannot ignore the reality of where they are sent.
The Trump administration has sent migrants from communist and socialist countries to some of the most dangerous places on earth.
Cubans, Venezuelans and other migrants who fled oppression have been deported to Mexico, where many struggle to find work. But the administration has also sent Cuban migrants to Africa, including to Eswatini and war-ravaged South Sudan, where they have been kept in detention centers, according to reports.
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the two most desperate and backward countries on Earth, as Tim Butcher described in his book "Blood River." The Congo, Butcher wrote, is "the most daunting, backward country on earth."
For conservatives who claim to be pro-life, the issue is simple. Deporting people to countries where poverty and violence kill is ending a life, even if the person survives. The same logic applies to abortion: terminating a pregnancy ends a life. So why is there no outrage over deportation?
The answer from many conservatives is that immigration isn't the problem, but the welfare state is. Even if that argument is accepted, pro-life conservatives should still support immigration and oppose deportation. The countries immigrants are fleeing are often murderous in their suppression of personal and economic freedom. Collectivism has a death count measured north of 100 million, as conservatives have pointed out for decades.
Immigrants are not coming for handouts. Evidence shows they work in private businesses, and ICE agents round them up there. Individuals trying to improve their lives and give their families a future face separation and deportation.
The Trump administration has sent 6,000 Cubans to Mexico, where many struggle to find work. It has also sent Cuban migrants to Africa, including to Eswatini and South Sudan, where they are kept in detention centers. South Sudan is the Congo's only peer for most desperate and backward African nation.
People with nothing after escaping communism and socialism have been sent to these hellholes by the United States. They are being sent to their death regardless of whether they live. That is the pro-life issue.
The question is why the disdain for the arrival of immigrants, and why the support for armed federal officials rounding them up to send them out of the United States. The answer is not found in welfare, but in a failure to see the value of life beyond the womb.
For investors, the policy has implications for companies that rely on immigrant labor. Apple (AAPL) and other tech firms employ many immigrants, both legal and illegal. The deportation of workers could disrupt supply chains and increase labor costs. The risk is not just moral, but economic.
The conservative argument for life should apply to all life, not just the unborn. Deporting people to death is no different from abortion. The market should watch for policy changes that could affect the labor force and corporate costs.
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