Column: Democrats are in danger of falling into Trump’s trap on immigration, writes DoyleMcManus
President Trump is running for reelection the same way he won in 2016, dividing the country into hostile camps and telling white voters he’s their only protection against black and brown immigrants., a naturalized American from Somalia elected to Congress in November, and suggested that she and other minority Democrats should “go back.” At a rally in North Carolina last week, the president’s supporters took his cue, chanting “send her back.
Not necessarily. Immigration ought to be a losing issue for the president; most of his policies are unpopular.Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security chief under President Obamalast month found that most Americans disapprove of Trump’s crackdown on migrants. Most said immigrants in the country should be offered a path to legal residency, and most said the United States should allow refugees from Central America to seek asylum — a resounding repudiation of Trump’s policies.
But so far this year, few have spoken up in favor of border enforcement of any kind. In the debates, only four of 20 candidates mentioned border security at all — and then only in passing. Other former officials said Castro’s proposal — to make unauthorized entry into the country a civil violation instead of a crime — would have little practical effect. Castro has argued that a law is needed to ensure no future president can revive family separations, the Trump policy of removing children from their relatives.
So here’s a challenge and an opportunity for any Democrat willing to tackle a tough problem in a balanced way — someone like Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker or Michael Bennet.Proclaim, as you already have, all the ways you reject what Trump has done. Reaffirm your commitment to protecting “Dreamers” — undocumented migrants who arrived as children — and to giving their parents a path to citizenship.
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