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Ignore the Democrats’ Immigration Sanctimony:
Follow the Votes and Money

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Posted By: earlybird, 7/12/2025 12:52:10 PM

. That Democrats cloak their prioritization of party over country in sanctimonious hypocrisy only salts the wound of a public clamoring for sane and safe immigration policies. What then drives the Democrats’ venal support of open borders and sanctuary states and cities? It is not principle but power: behind the vainglorious virtue-signaling are the sordid motives of votes and money, both of which are based on population figures found in the census. The vote motive has been well discussed, if not resolved.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: earlybird 7/12/2025 1:00:13 PM (No. 1976487)
I like to know who I'm reading. McCotter is well-known to some here. For others: An Aeican Greatness contributor, the Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter (M.C., Ret.) served Michigan’s 11th Congressional District from 2003–2012. He served as Chair of the Republican House Policy Committee and as a member of the Financial Services, Joint Economic, Budget, Small Business, and International Relations Committees. Not a lobbyist, he is also a contributor to Chronicles, a frequent public speaker and moderator for public policy seminars, and a co-host of “John Batchelor: Eye on the World” on CBS radio, among sundry media appearances. He is always worth a read and never wastes our time.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: JrSample 7/12/2025 1:01:32 PM (No. 1976488)
Just wondering where all their outrage was when Obama deported over 3 millions illegal aliens. It non-citizen voluntary returns or denied entries at the border are included the total is closer to 5 million. For some strange reason there were no protests or riots against the deporter-in-chief.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jasmine 7/12/2025 2:10:53 PM (No. 1976530)
Importing poverty into the US has been a quick and dirty way for Democrats to increase votes for themselves, with the goal of being the "ruling party" in perpetuity. Money has proven to work well for corrupt politicians and agencies seeking to go around the will of the American people. It's not unreasonable to wonder what role money may have played in reporting done (or not done) by our biased MSM. The press saw our decrepit "president" Biden up close many times, but refused to even hint at his mental decline. What enticed our anti-American MSM to participate in covering up the threat Biden, his Autopen, and his corrupt party posed to our national interests?
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