"I actually wanted to read a line from an op-ed that Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi wrote in the New York Times over the weekend, because he said something that, frankly, is probably going to make a lot of your listeners' heads explode. And my head explode a little, but it's worth hearing. He said Democrats must concede that Donald Trump was right about the importance of securing the border."
"We absolutely should be going on the offense on the issue of these lawless ICE raids and mass deportations and making the moral case, yes, that people have been here for 30 years, shouldn't be deported people have families, kids, all of that, they shouldn't be separated. But we need to go right at the core of Donald Trump and his administration's rationale for these, that it is good for public safety."
Democrats should concede that border security and the deportation of violent criminals are legitimate concerns and respond accordingly. Acknowledge the public-safety rationale while rejecting lawless ICE raids and mass deportations as immoral and damaging to families. Emphasize long-term residents' family ties and oppose family separations. Shift from constant defense to offense by combining acceptance of security needs with a values-based, humane enforcement message. Center messaging on protecting communities, distinguishing between criminal enforcement and sweeping expulsions, and undermining the political advantage of harsh immigration rhetoric.
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