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[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

How many democrats with meaningful power are actually proponents of an "open border"?

The main times I see the term "open borders" is a bunch of republican sites making strawman arguments. Fact is the border isn't open and nobody serious really wants it open, but if it's implied enough then people believe it. The #2 hit on google is an official republican senate website attacking this "open border" policy.

https://www.rpc.senate.gov/policy-papers/democrats-declare-mission-accomplished-on-the-open-border

Why this fixation on highlighting immigration in a facetious way to misrepresent the situation? Even the tone-deaf can hear that faint whistle.