All Dems had to do to do very well in the mid-terms was tilt slightly center on social issues and immigration. Instead they appear to think going full socialist + open borders is the answer? It seems deranged
On the issue of what to do with asylum applicants from Central America while their asylum application is being processed, Trump's EO is supported by a much larger %age than the Dem supported position of not detaining families at all
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Iirc the option on that was pure catch and release. I would guess catch and monitor (e.g. Ankle bracelet) would beat catch and detain. But also the opposition to catch and separate (the earlier Trump policy) was so strident I bet it cost Trump more than his new policy can regain
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Do you earnestly think that a poll would show Americans favor, e.g. Trump on immigration over Obama on immigration?
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It depends on how strongly people feel about the various subheaders that fall under the label of immigration. I personally think people are more strongly opoosed to policies that incentivize illegal immigration than cuts to legal immigration
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Since illegal immigration is now relatively low and the people in the areas who receive the most of it are least against it, I doubt the opposition is that entrenched or really fundamentally about policy. Besides polls keep turning more pro-imm under Trump
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Rs would do well to find a compromise w Ds imho but their base is implacable so they seem paralyzed
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The Dem position seems increasingly radical so the smart thing for GOP to do is just let them one up each other, especially given the election results in Mexico.
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If there were a GOP able to hold on to the moderate positions outline above, I'd agree. But the GOP has already shown itself to be extremist and is the party in power. So probably it'll be more that the election is a referendum on GOP policies
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