What do you know, a bunch of real people saying the sorts of things I was saying earlier.
This is the Hegelian Dialectic in action. Our leaders created a problem (unchecked immigration) and have let it fester for decades until half of the country begs for massive state overreach to correct it.
Take a step back. This is state overreach, but why did they let immigration get this bad?
The need for urgent immigation reform has been a campaign topic since i was a child. Mostly for Republicans, but not exclusively.
Occasionally there were attempts to actually pass immigration reforms, but they were routinely blocked, again mostly by Republicans.
Democrats focused mostly elsewhere.
Jan 29, 2026 15:10You're right: Politicians are in the business of NOT solving problems because then they can't use it for their next campaign. Both parties do this!
Immigration on the other hand is not a linear problem: Constant immigration seems for a decade; then their kids grow up. It compounds.