Cries of an invasion and the so-called great replacement theory haven't been working for the GOP, julito77 writes. Even so, as DeSantis’ new 'No Excuses' plan illustrates, the immigration red meat appears too tempting for Republicans to pass up.
. That’s why it makes even less sense that Republicans are tripling down on a Trump strategy that keeps getting more extreme, more ridiculous and more out of touch with the electorate.
DeSantis’ focus on Mexico, smugglers and cartels makes for great headlines in 2023, but it ignores the historical, economic, environmental and political factors that contribute to migration from the Global South. As for drugs, Americans never really want to discuss and explore how our country’s consumption of drugs created this problem in the first place.
, is still a sovereign nation, a strong economic neighbor with deep connections to the U.S. because of lost wars, exploited labor and racist migration. DeSantis’ framing doesn’t prompt his listeners to think of people crossing the border as those who are fleeing violence; it mostly prompts them to think of people crossing the border as folks running drugs and defiling this country.
DeSantis’ framing doesn’t prompt his listeners to think of people crossing the border as those fleeing violence; it mostly prompts them to think of people crossing the border running drugs and defiling this country. The Republican playbook is all about invading Mexico now. Scott, referring to “cartels,” promises that he would allow “the world’s greatest military to
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