They’ve blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Transportation Security Administration, even though their stunt doesn’t affect the budget of the agency Democrats really want to hurt, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They hope the deaths of two left-wing activists during anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis this winter will scare independents into opposing Trump’s immigration policies, but they also need to appease the progressives in the party’s base who actually want more illegal immigration. The Dems keep trying to have it both ways — presenting themselves as willing to countenance some restrictions on immigration, while pandering to a hard core of activists who demand immigration to be limitless, even if that means it’s also lawless.
Author: Daniel McCarthy
Published at: 2026-03-16 23:33:55
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