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US Election Issue: Immigration

  • #Immigration & refugees
  • #Border wall
  • #Mexico
  • #United States of America
US Election Issue: Immigration
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AUG 2024
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The Spin

Republican narrative

Harris has demonstrated her approach to immigration as vice president to Biden over the last four years. First, the administration proposed giving citizenship to all 11M unauthorized migrants. Then, when that was shot down in Congress, the Democratic-led Senate offered a laughable compromise of providing citizenship to "only" 6M of this population — the whole time keeping the border wide open for millions more to come in. Trump's "America First" perspective is a sound and secure approach.

New York Post

Democratic narrative

As vice president, Harris has created forward-looking policies rather than unrealistic one-size-fits-all solutions. She's worked with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to fix the underlying issues causing migrants to flee their home countries. As millions of victimized people seek a better life in America, it's up to the next president to create a system that welcomes those in need while blocking wrongdoers. Harris will do that, while Trump will simply criminalize all immigrants based on xenophobia.

New Yorker

Cynical narrative

Though both parties use immigration as a political prop to rouse their respective constituencies, unauthorized migration serves the interests of the US economic elite, as undocumented workers provide cheap labor in several crucial industries. Big business, which spends millions to influence US politics, consistently uses undocumented labor, as the migrants face all of the risks while companies reap the economic reward. The gridlock surrounding much-needed immigration reform only serves the interests of those who profit from undocumented labor — on both sides of the aisle.

Los Angeles Loyolan

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris

Joe Biden

Chase Oliver

Jill Stein

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cornel West


The Controversies


KAMALA HARRISDONALD TRUMP
Status:Resolved
Who Will Win the 2024 US Presidential Election?
Controversy
FEB 20FEB 20

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Status:Open
Where Do Candidates Stand on Immigration?
Controversy
FEB 20FEB 20

Go Deeper

German Tourists Face Extended Detention at US Border
Story
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MAR 14MAR 14
Trump Admin. Flies 177 Migrants Held in Guantánamo Back to Venezuela
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FEB 21FEB 21
Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
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FEB 20FEB 20
Pope Condemns Trump's Mass Deportation Plan in Rare Letter
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FEB 11FEB 11
Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
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FEB 6FEB 6
Trump Temporarily Pausing Tariffs on Canada
Story
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FEB 4FEB 4
Trump Signs Laken Riley Act Into Law
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JAN 30JAN 30
New US Homeland Security Chief Joins Immigration Raids Across NYC
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JAN 28JAN 28
Economists Say Trump Deportation Plans Already Hurting Agriculture
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JAN 24JAN 24
US to Send 1.5K Troops to Mexico Border
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JAN 23JAN 23
Mexico to Seal Secret Smuggling Tunnel Under US Southern Border
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JAN 20JAN 20
Canada Deploys Black Hawk Choppers Along US Border
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JAN 16JAN 16
US Extends Protections for Immigrants From 'Dangerous Countries'
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JAN 11JAN 11
Laken Riley Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison
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NOV 2024NOV 2024
Los Angeles Declares Itself Immigrant 'Sanctuary City'
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NOV 2024NOV 2024
Migrant Caravan Heads North Ahead of US Election
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OCT 2024OCT 2024
Harris Claims Her Presidency Would 'Not Be a Continuation' of Biden's
Story
+7
OCT 2024OCT 2024
FEMA Chief Rebuts Trump's Claims of Migrant Fund Diversion
Story
+10
OCT 2024OCT 2024
Mexico: Soldiers Open Fire on Migrant Truck, Kill Six Near Guatemala
Story
+7
OCT 2024OCT 2024
Vance, Walz Face Off in VP Debate
Story
+6
OCT 2024OCT 2024
Biden Administration Tightens Asylum Policy
Story
+4
OCT 2024OCT 2024
Harris to Speak in Border State, Discuss Immigration
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+24
SEP 2024SEP 2024
Panama: Darien Gap Crossings Down 35% in 2024
Story
+13
SEP 2024SEP 2024
House Votes Against Speaker Johnson's Govt Spending Bill
Story
+4
SEP 2024SEP 2024
Ohio Governor Deploys State Troopers to Springfield Amid Threats
Story
+19
SEP 2024SEP 2024
JD Vance to Make US Media "Pay Attention" Amid Pet-Eating Allegations
Story
+18
SEP 2024SEP 2024
US Election: Trump v. Harris Pledges
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JUL 2024JUL 2024

Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what happened after that.
NBCJUL 2024
New Gallup Poll on Immigration Should Be an Eyeopener for the Biden Admin (but Don't Bet on It)
TownhallJUL 2024
The Real Story of Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration
New YorkerJUL 2024
Majority Of Americans Want Less Immigration For First Time In Years: POLL
Daily CallerJUL 2024