Harris Ran to Trump’s Right on Immigration — and Gained Absolutely Nothing For It
Harris Ran to Trump’s Right on Immigration — and Gained Absolutely Nothing For It
Kamala Harris could have focused on how U.S. foreign policy pushes immigrants to leave their homes. Instead, she ran to Donald Trump’s right.
Donald Trump railed against immigrants, presenting them as a threat to a supposed American way of life. Kamala Harris, for her part, embraced this same narrative, if not the rhetoric, and yet had nothing to show for it on Wednesday morning.
About 71 percent of Americans, including majorities across the political spectrum, believe economic factors are largely behind the recent influx of migrants, whether it’s better opportunities in the U.S. or poor conditions in their home countries, according to a report from the Pew Research Center. Sixty-five percent pointed to violence in migrants’ home countries as a major reason for driving so many people to the U.S.
Last year, border state Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, and Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., tried warning Biden again.
“Rather than re-imposing Trump-era deterrence policies,” they wrote, “we must demonstrate a sharp contrast with these approaches by showing compassion towards migrants and upholding our asylum obligations, while simultaneously seeking to curb the broad-based sanctions that contribute to widespread suffering and spur increased migration.”
Did she run on some right talking points on immigration that were shitty to run on and should have been cast out? Yeah absolutely. Did she run to Trumps right on Immigration? Fuck no. She never advocated for mass deportations and if she was running to the right of Trump she would have.
The article makes good points, but that headline is trash.
This is a propaganda piece with the objective of sane-washing trumps policy
Because she said she was going to start small business loans instead of fighting for basic necessities of food and shelter. Funny thing is the folks voting for Trump think costs will lower but they will not.
Once things start getting worse he'll double down and invade Mexico, Cuba, and/or Venezuela. Trade deals with other nations will be suspended resulting in mass hardships, in which he'll triple down. Project 2025 calls for mass conscription of young adults into the military. Those conscriptes will be sent to reclaim lost resources over seas
The correct answer in the debates was "The Republicans voted against border protection...that bill had Trump's wall in it, and they still voted it down."
But alas...I don't think it mattered. The R's have had this election locked for a while.
Harris gained nothing for literally every position she ran to the right on. Any one who provided cover, defended her in these positions, or provided other forms of apologetics: This loss is on you.
Nah, the loss is on stupid Americans. No matter her position on these issues, it should have been a landslide victory for anyone but Trump.
Nah, the loss is on stupid Americans.
Thats what they said
The tragedy of having a conservative party and a fascist cancer for leadership.
Except just the cancer now.
Crazy how folks who already had one Republican party aren't interested in voting for another.