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> except it's only one side supporting it this time. I wish. Very early on in this Trump admin there was a bipartisan bill passed which greatly expanded the c
by cogman10 1y ago
> except it's only one side supporting it this time.
I wish.
Very early on in this Trump admin there was a bipartisan bill passed which greatly expanded the capabilities of ICE to deport [1]. Democrats have been well aligned with the republicans when it comes to immigration policy. You'll find few that will actually criticize the actions of ICE/DHS.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laken_Riley_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laken_Riley_Act
- wffurr 1y ago156 Democratic congressmen voted no on that bill.
- cogman10 1y ago46 voted yes. And just a few months prior democrats tried to pass this [1] [2]. Which only failed because Trump didn't want Biden to be able to show a "tough on the border" stance. Again, you'll find few democrats that have a stance on the border that contradicts the Republican stance. There are a few, but most are just staying silent. The only reason they vote against these sorts of bills is because of pure partisanship, not out of some ideology alignment. [1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4361/text?s=3&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22S.+4361%22%7D https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/436... [2] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-hold-election-year-showdown-vote-immigration-border/story?id=110469665 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-hold-election-year-sh...