Despite campaign promises to pursue a pro-immigrant agenda, the Biden administration quickly retreated as Republicans commandeered the narrative, further pushing immigration politics to the right.
Donald Trump has stoked a moral panic over rising 'migrant crime', fearmongering and pitting communities of color against each other to gain votes, while Democrats have fallen into the trap.
President Biden's administration has gutted the asylum system and outsourced immigration enforcement to Mexico, exacerbating the crisis at the border and leading to senseless deaths.
Democrats have repeatedly succumbed to their opponents' narrative by positioning immigration as a national security and public safety issue, losing the chance to advocate for immigrant justice.
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