Published January 26, 2024
It’s an article of faith among many ‘news’ media journalists that the Republican Party has moved dramatically to the right in recent years. It isn’t true. For better or worse, the GOP has shifted more toward the center on a host of issues. They’ve become more beholden to a single personality, yes, which has contributed to different sorts of extremism problems — but increased and widespread ideological radicalism generally isn’t among them. Democrats, by contrast, have moved drastically leftward. President Joe Biden personally embodies the shift. Look at his old positions on crime, abortion, immigration, and other issues. He’s become somewhat unrecognizable, compared to his former self. As a Senator, he was the proud author of what modern critics call a draconian crime bill. By 2020, he was indulging the ‘defund the police’ madness, and selected a running mate who went even further.
To have any shot at winning the Democratic nomination that same cycle, he cynically abandoned his long-held supposed convictions on federal funding of abortion, and has only sprinted further into inhumane territory since getting elected because that’s what the party’s activist base and leftist donor class demand. We’ll get to a flashback clip of Biden on immigration below, but first, here are more soundbytes that fortify my point about the profound lurch of national Democrats since the 1990’s. Here’s Bill Clinton addressing Congress in 1996 and pledging to crack down on illegal immigration:
“There are some areas that the federal government should not leave and should address and address strongly. One of these areas is the problem of illegal immigration. After years of neglect, this administration has taken a strong stand to stiffen the protection of our borders. We are increasing border controls by 50 percent. We are increasing inspections to prevent the hiring of illegal immigrants. And tonight, I announce I will sign an executive order to deny federal contracts to businesses that hire illegal immigrants. Let me be very clear about this: We are still a nation of immigrants; we should be proud of it. We should honor every legal immigrant here, working hard to become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws.”
By today’s standards, he sounds like Ted Cruz. Fast forward roughly a decade, and here’s Barack Obama opposing illegal immigration and condemning its unfairness to people going through the lawful process:
“We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked & circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently & lawfully to become immigrants in this country.” Glad we can agree on this, Barack Obama. #SecureTheBorder pic.twitter.com/osJ1dZ8WLE
— Independent Women’s Voice (@IWV) June 18, 2019
Which brings us to Joe. With Donald Trump, they say, ‘there’s always a tweet.’ With Biden, there’s always a video clip. How’s this one?
MUST SEE CLIP. In 2007 Biden was asked if he would allow sanctuary cities to exist. His answer was NO. He said that sanctuary cities turn into dumps and the only reason they exist is because the Federal government doesn’t enforce the law.
2020 Biden – Illegals make cities safer… pic.twitter.com/5GiS7WtS8I
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 25, 2024
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
RELATED: Obama’s 2005 remarks reflect strong stance on controlling immigration
Published November 8, 2018
CLAIM: Barack Obama said, “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants in this country.”
AP’S ASSESSMENT: True. The quote comes from a 2005 news conference where Obama, then a U.S. Senator from Illinois, spoke about immigration and those who employ immigrants.
THE FACTS: C-SPAN covered Obama’s December 15, 2005, remarks about stronger borders. The quote, circulating on social media along with a picture of the former president, is part of that speech. A clip from the C-SPAN video was shared earlier this week by President Donald Trump with the caption, “I agree with President Obama 100%!”
Early in the clip, Obama says that Americans are generous and welcoming, but he also notes that those who employ people living in the country illegally “disrespect the rule of the law.”
A longer version of the clip shows Obama saying, “securing the borders alone does not solve immigration management.”
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SOURCE: www.apnews.com
RELATED: Obama: Legalization for illegal immigrants won’t happen “mañana”
Published January 31, 2013
During an interview with Univision tonight, President Obama said that while a path to citizenship is a critical component of comprehensive immigration reform, even under his proposal illegal immigrants shouldn’t be harboring expectations that they’ll be granted citizenship “mañana.”
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RELATED: Democrats were for new border barriers before they were against it
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For years, Democrats voted for new fencing and other physical barriers along the southern border. Then Donald Trump was elected president. Read more: https://wapo.st/2MowXEk. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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