For instance, Trump has often said that he supports legal immigration, which sets him apart from the hardcore nativist elements of the Republican Party who are flat-out anti-foreigner and would impose a moratorium on immigration across the board.

He has also said all along that, while he would build a wall on the border, he would also put in “a big beautiful door” so that the people who are deported could come back legally.

Besides, Trump has noted, from his years of hiring and employing people, that Mexican immigrants have an awesome work ethic. He’s likely to want to keep them around as opposed to shipping them out.

Then there is the fact that we’re dealing with a businessman who, for all his tough talk on immigration, will likely not do anything that hurts business, which includes deporting millions of workers.