Episode description
#1610 The Border, and Our Border Politics, Are a Mess - As Trump and MAGA-driven misunderstanding and panic about the nature of immigration dominates election concerns.
Episode description
Air Date 2/13/2024
The entire political system has lurched to the right on immigration as Democrats adopt the talking points of the Republicans and the MAGA Republicans put Trump's election chances over the policies they claim to support.
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SHOW NOTES
MAGA Republicans have vowed to block the latest immigration reform bill, while also saying immigration is a crisis and immediate threat. Donald Trump’s influence over MAGA Republican elected officials regarding immigration is discussed
Republican Chip Roy goes off on a fiery rant against his own party, explicitly calling out Donald Trump for posting false claims on Truth Social over the border deal he plotted to destroy. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the incentives for our politicians to fail at governing
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SHOW IMAGE:
Description: Photo of detained migrants - adults and children - lined up against the US-Mexico border fence as a border patrol officer walks by.
Credit: "U.S. Border Patrol agent apprehends a group of migrants" via Picryl | License: Public Domain