What's happening here is that the Democrats are determined to upgrade the immigration debate from a policy one to a moral/religious one. What that means is, they are refusing to concede the moral legitimacy of the other side of the debate
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They've done this before with the LGBT issue and it's been extremely successful so it's not surprising that it's being attempted with immigration
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But immigration is a much more existential issue than the bourgeois niche issue of gay marriage, particularly to the middle and working class who has to deal with its consequences every time immigration destroys their children's schools or their neighborhood
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So my guess is this will fail dramatically, despite short term successes with this family separation issue.
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Replying to @ad_captandum2
What are the chances the GOP keeps its backbone to stand up to the media propaganda assault? If they can manage to stand firm for a couple weeks, chances are good the media cycle shifts and attention will be drawn to the next big distracting outrage.
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Agreed. I'm not really sure what Miller and Sessions are trying to accomplish here, tbh.
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I suspect they're trying to establish a reputation for there being a likelihood of some kind of unpleasantness to deter further waves from trying to enter illegally. If the worst that they can expect is to be sent back, of course more will take their chances.
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it seems dumb to court this sort of political chaos to deter what is ultimately a relatively small portion of illegal immigration
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I thought the travel ban was dumb, too
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