"How many times do Americans have to vote for Donald Trump to make the point that they want illegal immigrants deported? They voted for him in 2016, despite sheer hysteria from Democrats, the entire media, and nearly all elected Republicans. They voted for him again in 2024 by an even larger margin, with some misgivings, because he promised a mass deportation force. Do we have to make Stephen Miller president so you finally get the point? Is this Groundhog Day? Why do we always have to start at square one on the question of: Should we have a country?"
"The open borders crowd has two counter-arguments: virtue signaling and lying. First, the virtue signaling. While never so much as acknowledging the Americans brutalized, raped and murdered by illegal immigrants, the media are awash with humanizing details about "irregular migrants." Apparently, it's especially heinous for ICE to arrest an undocumented person if he or she is engaged in some "homey" activity, like "taking their dog to the vet," or "working on their car" or "shopping for ingredients for a stew." (Personally, I would accept that defense so long as the migrant can prove that the groceries she was purchasing were actually for a stew. Not "a roast beef sandwich," or some kind of salad, but a bona fide stew.)."
Americans repeatedly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2024, signaling support for deporting illegal immigrants and for mass deportation enforcement. Media coverage often emphasizes sympathetic personal details about migrants while downplaying crimes committed by undocumented individuals. Critics characterize pro-open-borders arguments as virtue signaling and deliberate deception. Coverage of tearful children and mundane activities frames arrests as inhumane and pressures enforcement agencies. The Trump administration has deported hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, and debates continue over stronger removal measures and the question of national sovereignty and law enforcement.
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