What’s changed significantly about the immigration debate in the past decade, some advocates say, has been the loss of conservative partners who were once reliable bipartisan allies.
- For many voters the economy has overshadowed the immigration debate.
- Polls show Democratic positions on immigration are in line with what the majority of Americans want.
- In 2007 and 2013, Republicans showed a willingness to compromise on immigration.
Joseph Long might have voted Democratic in Tuesday’s California primaries — if, he says, those candidates had made a strong argument on immigration.
Instead, the 25-year-old construction worker and political independent is casting his ballot for Republican primary candidates because he’s worried about inflation and a rising cost of living.
