The Rush To Restrict Immigration Before 1/20/21.
Donald Trump is going to try and enshrine as many of his strict immigration policies before he is booted from the Oval Office early next year. (Politico)
“The moves amount to an 11th-hour attempt to solidify the Trump administration’s legacy on immigration, which started with a sweeping ban on travel from Muslim-majority countries, swerved into scandal over family separation at the border and solidified with severe reductions on refugees and temporary foreign workers. Now, the focus is on putting a bind on President-elect Joe Biden, making it harder for him to reverse these politically fraught issues, according to half a dozen people familiar with the changes.
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The hardcore pandering to his base got Trump elected but not re-elected. The President was swept into office on a restrictionist populist agenda and once in the Oval Office he doubled down. Broadening his base was never on the agenda for fear of offending those that worshiped him. The adoration was and is his addiction and anything that threatens the constant flow of worship directed his way was not going to see the light of day. He will never fully understand that advocating for and leading the nation based on this myopic world view, as seen from the lens of rural uneducated America, failed to work twice.
