You can do three things with illegals: (1) You can deport them, (2) you can continue exploiting them for the benefit of consumers, or (3) you can legalize them and give them full economic (and maybe political) rights.
Trump says he wants option #1, but I suspect he'll fudge for the sake of #2.
You can do three things with illegals: (1) You can deport them, (2) you can continue exploiting them for the benefit of consumers, or (3) you can legalize them and give them full economic (and maybe political) rights.
Trump says he wants option #1, but I suspect he'll fudge for the sake of #2.
Progressives presumably want #3, but Democrats have been messaging as if #2 is their safe space.
I suspect a lot of potential donors balk at the idea of rewarding illegals with benefits, don't want them deported either, and are queasy about the exploitation thing.
So that's a recipe for paralysis, and for exploring less iffy ways to invest their altruism.
I think Democrats have been coy for political reasons, but they've ended up shooting themselves in the foot.
You can do three things with illegals: (1) You can deport them, (2) you can continue exploiting them for the benefit of consumers, or (3) you can legalize them and give them full economic (and maybe political) rights.
Trump says he wants option #1, but I suspect he'll fudge for the sake of #2.
Progressives presumably want #3, but Democrats have been messaging as if #2 is their safe space.
I suspect a lot of potential donors balk at the idea of rewarding illegals with benefits, don't want them deported either, and are queasy about the exploitation thing.
So that's a recipe for paralysis, and for exploring less iffy ways to invest their altruism.
I think Democrats have been coy for political reasons, but they've ended up shooting themselves in the foot.