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.”

  • Pistcow
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    3820 days ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      1219 days ago

      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

      • Pistcow
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        719 days ago

        Love that I have a millionaire in-law who onwes a huge chunk of California, hates Mexicans, and will lose everything once no one is willing to harvest for dollars a day.

        Now, I’m worried they’ll just shift to institutionalized slavery and put the marginalized in prison to work the fields.