Category Archives: Immigration

Why Are Professional Democrats So Bad at Politics? The Immigration Edition

Posted on February 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Regarding the recent failed immigration bill, Greg Sargent notes (boldface mine): You’ve probably heard that Donald Trump has “tightened his grip on the Republican Party,” or that he’s “bent the party to his will.” Pundits repeat such formulations constantly, because, … Continue reading →

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“Take the Land”: Impeach Him, Impeach Him Now

Posted on August 29, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m old enough to remember when conservatives used to get upset when–oh fuck, why do I even bother? (boldface mine) President Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that … Continue reading →

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We Have Run Out of Good Choices

Posted on August 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

There is only deciding which choice is worse. From Takoma, in D.C. (boldface mine): A proposed 200-bed shelter in D.C. to house detained immigrant children is likely to face a number of legal and regulatory obstacles from city officials and … Continue reading →

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La Migra

Posted on July 30, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on P Street NW, between 14th and 15th, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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We Have Become a ‘Papers Please’ Society

Posted on July 23, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

For those of us who are not young, one of the operational definitions of freedom was not living in a ‘papers, please’ society–that is, you didn’t need to provide internal security officials documentation to travel freely if you were a … Continue reading →

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When the War Comes Home

Posted on July 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, in response to CBP agents holding three undocumented children hostage in an attempt to get their parents to turn themselves in, this tweet trundled across the transom: https://twitter.com/LintEric/status/1152069355116433408 Normalizing torture abroad helped deaden many of us to similar … Continue reading →

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Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud About Undocumented Workers

Posted on July 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an interesting story in the NY Times about the challenges facing some school districts that have experienced a dramatic increase in undocumented immigrants. It’s a small thing, but this ugliness stuck out (boldface mine): Many Lake Worth residents have … Continue reading →

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The Moral Degeneration Did Not Begin Three Years Ago

Posted on July 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Umair Haque has a very good post about where we stand morally and ethically as a nation–as the kids used to say, read the whole thing. His point about normalization is excellent (boldface mine): The bad guys are winning, my … Continue reading →

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Will Trump Declare Victory on Tariffs and Go Home?

Posted on June 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you haven’t heard, Il Trumpe has decided that June 10, Mexico will be hit with a tariff… because of immigration (boldface mine): President Donald Trump’s vow to impose new tariffs on Mexican imports risks sabotaging not just his … Continue reading →

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‘Catch And Release’: Losing The Rhetorical War On Immigration

Posted on April 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

What worries me about the politics of immigration is that the notion that the choices are between completely ‘open borders’ and Trump’s brutality. Dan Nexon puts it very clearly: https://twitter.com/dhnexon/status/1117065126933352454 The root of the problem isn’t the phrase ‘open borders’, … Continue reading →

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