For years, Trump has been talking about immigration in broad strokes, so that anyone who immigrates to the U.S. from non-European countries (legal or not) is somehow deviant ("They're eating the pets"), subversive (spying for China, Iran, or whatever country is seen as an adversary), or here to replace "us" (white folks).
I was curious about legislative attempts to reform the immigration system post-1965, and, except for tinkering around the edges, nothing significant has been able to become law since 1986 (IRCA). I searched for some info on W's and Obama's attempts at CIR (Comprehensive Immigration Reform), and there's a 2013 article (publicly available) published in the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality that notes:
"While IRCA succeeded in legalizing nearly three million undocumented immigrants, the restrictionist elements of the legislation failed to prevent a massive new population of undocumented immigrants from beginning to form. IRCA’s failure to prevent undocumented immigration created a major problem for Obama’s CIR aspirations. This was because many legislators believed that any new CIR legislation would similarly fail to prevent undocumented immigration. Moreover, given the much larger population of undocumented immigrants, it could allow the legalization of an undocumented population nearly four times larger than that legalized by IRCA."
So, the fear is that IRCA not only failed to prevent undocumented migration into the U.S., it also made three million undocumented folks into legal residents -- with a presumed pathway to citizenship. Any CIR legislation is a no-go for many in Congress because of these elements in the IRCA (i.e., lack of undocumented enforcement and a looming threat of making "illegals" into voting citizens).
So, what's left to address immigration issues in the U.S.?
Well, without good-faith efforts to negotiate a CIR in Congress and the Executive Branch, we're left with a reality TV show of raids, arrests, detentions, deportation, tariff threats, and a desire to completely close the border to anything except the movement of goods.
TikTok is the next target for MAGA propaganda take over. Trump wil,behind the scenes, only allow sycophantic buyers into the auction. He will hold the ability, via Republican amendment, to suspend TikTok for “security” reasons if it doesn’t promote enough MAGA garbage
"We’re going to have to suck it up, it’s really going to get tough. They will tug at our emotions. Stand strong, America! It’s for the greater good." I can find you some quotes from Heinrich Himmler to members of the SS concerning the Holocaust which are eerily similar. This is not to equate mass deportations with the Holocaust, it is to exemplify that one can make patriotic sounding statements which are both morally reprehensible and unethical.
Having a conversation and media campaign about the deleterious effects of immigration as a vehicle to comprehensively overhaul immigration is a positive thing, using the campaign to justify inhumane and likely illegal treatment of immigrants is something else entirely.
Adrian, your posts seem to always turn on a light for me. This time, your spotlight on MAGA propaganda about immigration also illuminated what was bothering me about a local op-ed about homelessness and housing affordability. It’s another MAGA approach that completely bypasses real people. Thank you.
I am so very ashamed of the United States - and of my generation (Boomer) who had the best of everything in our youth and have managed to be the architects of its destruction. I watched with dismay when the 80s rolled around and greed became a virtue; we lost our sense of community, our sense of some form of civic duty, and just wanted to be entertained and purchase cheap goods at WalMart. Not sure what this has to do with the topic at hand. I'm just ashamed and sad today. ...But don't worry! I'll be at Senator Cornyn's office tomorrow along with many, many others to keep up the good fight!
Well, he's green lighted the cabinet picks so far so I don't have a lot of faith that his integrity will trump his allegiance to the "Republican" party.
So many comments with the exact same idea! DNC take note! Get off your butts, forget about door knocking and start shadowing the republicans with the opposite side!
They are trying to bait Democrats. Democrats need to make sure every illegal immigrant cause they take up is a sympathetic figure. Democrats need to support the deportations of the most dangerous individuals while being ready to jump to the aid of any mistakes or any sympathetic figures that no one really wants to see deported.
It was an easier balancing act 6 years ago. Now it’s an incredibly difficult needle to thread.
"Democrats need to become more proactive and creative in countering Trump’s mass-deportation agenda—or they risk losing the argument for good."
Dear Lord! Ya think?
Rogero is "pitching" the idea of creating content that Republicans have already been creating. Who's he pitching to, and just how dense are they to not mobilize yesterday? What are they waiting for? The next election cycle?
I'm watching my country being taken over and the people who are best able to help seem incapable of doing anything. They seem incapable of even understanding the enemy, the logistics of the battlefield, and the armaments employed against them.
Reminds me of the revolutionary war which England lost in part because they insisted on marching with highly visible red coats in traditional military formation while the colonists tried (what amounted to) guerrilla tactics. The Dems have to find a way to quickly come up to speed with their messaging. They may be in a position to get Hollywood behind them. I hope so.
Yes! I do remember that explanation of how the Brits' marching in red coats contributed to their loss, back when I was in school and there was actually some instruction in history. Excellent analogy.
Since the renditions of the last Bush administration in response to the 9-11 attack no one, citizen or not, is exempt from similar treatment whether legal or not under the SCOTUS immunity decision. Rubio is simply implementing the plan put forth in Project 2025.
“We’re going to have to suck it up, it’s really going to get tough,” she wrote, before deleting her comment. “They will tug at our emotions. Stand strong, America! It’s for the greater good.”
MAGA learned how to play dirty a long time ago and now half our country is brainwashed and filled with hate. Now they want to weaken and eventually destroy PBS and any news outlets they don't like so they can spread even more propaganda (it's all spelled out in P. 2025) Dems need to grow some balls and fight back NOW. Saying FAFO to trump supporters and just waiting isn't gonna cut it.
Pretty soon we'll have no rights and be controlled by white supremacists and narcissistic billionaires.
To your point: The WSJ's editorial page this morning has an item headlined "A Dirty Delay on a New York House Seat," claiming Hakeem Jeffries' and Kathy Hochul's efforts to delay an election to replace Elise Stefanik's seat is "out of bounds." As though McConnell's refusing to consider Obama's SCOTUS pick for nine months followed by his rush to install RBG's replacement weeks before the end of Trump's term was in-bounds.
The Bulwark is giving the best coverage I've seen of immigration news. I don't know how he comes up with such in-depth stories at such a pace. Adrian Carrasquillo is a great addition to The Bulwark. Keep it up!
The right, including Hooman, are projecting war at the border. They will start it!
For years, Trump has been talking about immigration in broad strokes, so that anyone who immigrates to the U.S. from non-European countries (legal or not) is somehow deviant ("They're eating the pets"), subversive (spying for China, Iran, or whatever country is seen as an adversary), or here to replace "us" (white folks).
I was curious about legislative attempts to reform the immigration system post-1965, and, except for tinkering around the edges, nothing significant has been able to become law since 1986 (IRCA). I searched for some info on W's and Obama's attempts at CIR (Comprehensive Immigration Reform), and there's a 2013 article (publicly available) published in the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality that notes:
"While IRCA succeeded in legalizing nearly three million undocumented immigrants, the restrictionist elements of the legislation failed to prevent a massive new population of undocumented immigrants from beginning to form. IRCA’s failure to prevent undocumented immigration created a major problem for Obama’s CIR aspirations. This was because many legislators believed that any new CIR legislation would similarly fail to prevent undocumented immigration. Moreover, given the much larger population of undocumented immigrants, it could allow the legalization of an undocumented population nearly four times larger than that legalized by IRCA."
Link to full article here: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=ijlse
So, the fear is that IRCA not only failed to prevent undocumented migration into the U.S., it also made three million undocumented folks into legal residents -- with a presumed pathway to citizenship. Any CIR legislation is a no-go for many in Congress because of these elements in the IRCA (i.e., lack of undocumented enforcement and a looming threat of making "illegals" into voting citizens).
So, what's left to address immigration issues in the U.S.?
Well, without good-faith efforts to negotiate a CIR in Congress and the Executive Branch, we're left with a reality TV show of raids, arrests, detentions, deportation, tariff threats, and a desire to completely close the border to anything except the movement of goods.
TikTok is the next target for MAGA propaganda take over. Trump wil,behind the scenes, only allow sycophantic buyers into the auction. He will hold the ability, via Republican amendment, to suspend TikTok for “security” reasons if it doesn’t promote enough MAGA garbage
"We’re going to have to suck it up, it’s really going to get tough. They will tug at our emotions. Stand strong, America! It’s for the greater good." I can find you some quotes from Heinrich Himmler to members of the SS concerning the Holocaust which are eerily similar. This is not to equate mass deportations with the Holocaust, it is to exemplify that one can make patriotic sounding statements which are both morally reprehensible and unethical.
Maybe when Trump and his cronies start deporting the residents of Starr County, the 60% who voted for him will realize he is after all of them.
Having a conversation and media campaign about the deleterious effects of immigration as a vehicle to comprehensively overhaul immigration is a positive thing, using the campaign to justify inhumane and likely illegal treatment of immigrants is something else entirely.
Adrian, your posts seem to always turn on a light for me. This time, your spotlight on MAGA propaganda about immigration also illuminated what was bothering me about a local op-ed about homelessness and housing affordability. It’s another MAGA approach that completely bypasses real people. Thank you.
I am so very ashamed of the United States - and of my generation (Boomer) who had the best of everything in our youth and have managed to be the architects of its destruction. I watched with dismay when the 80s rolled around and greed became a virtue; we lost our sense of community, our sense of some form of civic duty, and just wanted to be entertained and purchase cheap goods at WalMart. Not sure what this has to do with the topic at hand. I'm just ashamed and sad today. ...But don't worry! I'll be at Senator Cornyn's office tomorrow along with many, many others to keep up the good fight!
Both Jasmine Crockett and Colin Allread have spoken highly of Senator Cornyn and his willingness to work bipartisanly. I hope he lives up to it.
Well, he's green lighted the cabinet picks so far so I don't have a lot of faith that his integrity will trump his allegiance to the "Republican" party.
So many comments with the exact same idea! DNC take note! Get off your butts, forget about door knocking and start shadowing the republicans with the opposite side!
They are trying to bait Democrats. Democrats need to make sure every illegal immigrant cause they take up is a sympathetic figure. Democrats need to support the deportations of the most dangerous individuals while being ready to jump to the aid of any mistakes or any sympathetic figures that no one really wants to see deported.
It was an easier balancing act 6 years ago. Now it’s an incredibly difficult needle to thread.
"Democrats need to become more proactive and creative in countering Trump’s mass-deportation agenda—or they risk losing the argument for good."
Dear Lord! Ya think?
Rogero is "pitching" the idea of creating content that Republicans have already been creating. Who's he pitching to, and just how dense are they to not mobilize yesterday? What are they waiting for? The next election cycle?
I'm watching my country being taken over and the people who are best able to help seem incapable of doing anything. They seem incapable of even understanding the enemy, the logistics of the battlefield, and the armaments employed against them.
Reminds me of the revolutionary war which England lost in part because they insisted on marching with highly visible red coats in traditional military formation while the colonists tried (what amounted to) guerrilla tactics. The Dems have to find a way to quickly come up to speed with their messaging. They may be in a position to get Hollywood behind them. I hope so.
Yes! I do remember that explanation of how the Brits' marching in red coats contributed to their loss, back when I was in school and there was actually some instruction in history. Excellent analogy.
Since the renditions of the last Bush administration in response to the 9-11 attack no one, citizen or not, is exempt from similar treatment whether legal or not under the SCOTUS immunity decision. Rubio is simply implementing the plan put forth in Project 2025.
“We’re going to have to suck it up, it’s really going to get tough,” she wrote, before deleting her comment. “They will tug at our emotions. Stand strong, America! It’s for the greater good.”
Heinrich Himmler couldn’t have put it better.
MAGA learned how to play dirty a long time ago and now half our country is brainwashed and filled with hate. Now they want to weaken and eventually destroy PBS and any news outlets they don't like so they can spread even more propaganda (it's all spelled out in P. 2025) Dems need to grow some balls and fight back NOW. Saying FAFO to trump supporters and just waiting isn't gonna cut it.
Pretty soon we'll have no rights and be controlled by white supremacists and narcissistic billionaires.
To your point: The WSJ's editorial page this morning has an item headlined "A Dirty Delay on a New York House Seat," claiming Hakeem Jeffries' and Kathy Hochul's efforts to delay an election to replace Elise Stefanik's seat is "out of bounds." As though McConnell's refusing to consider Obama's SCOTUS pick for nine months followed by his rush to install RBG's replacement weeks before the end of Trump's term was in-bounds.
The Bulwark is giving the best coverage I've seen of immigration news. I don't know how he comes up with such in-depth stories at such a pace. Adrian Carrasquillo is a great addition to The Bulwark. Keep it up!