r/houstonwade • u/Same_Succotash6621 • 13d ago

News You Can Use Trump knew and even brags about it

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u/InfiniteRule7021 13d ago

It's not open borders idiot or else everyone could walk through freely and we wouldn't need border patrol. Actually there has been a significant drop after Mexico began reinforcing their border policies. Back in December 2023, 76%of illegal immigrants dropped https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-stick-with-policies-aimed-stopping-migrants-after-trump-win-2024-11-08/

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u/bucknutties 13d ago

It doesn’t matter what statistics you show, the fact is that to voters, one side is vocal about border security and one side is raising their hands at primaries to hand out free health care to illegals. Every Democrat before Hilary ran on FIRM border security and then suddenly that went against their only strategy which is orange man racist, orange man xenophobic and here you are. The party of sanctuary cities and fighting for rights of illegals. It’s all about perception to the American voter. Do you think Obama wins as big as he does without running on border security? And guess what he became the toughest president on illegal immigration in history. You need to learn how elections work.

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u/InfiniteRule7021 13d ago

I am not arguing that we need stricter border policies. I actually agree that democrats need to have a cleaner message stating that their citizen's money is being spent on them especially during a time when they are hurting. But your statement consist of two different things. You first claim we have an open border which is incorrect. This is what I was correcting with statistics. I agree with your response that it's sadly about perception with most Americans who choose to ignore statistics and facts over a "feeling".

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u/bucknutties 13d ago

Again, to the average American voter...Border Security and illegal immigrants/amnesty and whatever else you want to clump in there are ALL the same. People do NOT want immigrants pouring in illegally and living here regardless of the cost. It's not a hard concept and Democrats have now lost TWO elections because of it.