The majority of Americans, and/or Christians, may not be like him, but he pretty clearly represents a strong tendency among white evangelicals, who have been among Trump's strongest supporters.
Economic incentives and disincentives are crucial for sure, but one reason "we" can't come up with "a compassionate immigration policy that works…
The majority of Americans, and/or Christians, may not be like him, but he pretty clearly represents a strong tendency among white evangelicals, who have been among Trump's strongest supporters.
Economic incentives and disincentives are crucial for sure, but one reason "we" can't come up with "a compassionate immigration policy that works" is racism pure and simple. A big chunk of the current GOP base is white supremacist. How likely are its "leaders" -- the elected officials who are scared to cross that base -- to negotiate in good faith about brown-skinned migrants from south of the U.S. border?
And we can't discount foreign policy either. For decades the U.S. supported oppressive dictatorships because they were friendly to U.S. businesses -- small wonder that populism in Latin America has often been vociferously anti-U.S.
The majority of Americans, and/or Christians, may not be like him, but he pretty clearly represents a strong tendency among white evangelicals, who have been among Trump's strongest supporters.
Economic incentives and disincentives are crucial for sure, but one reason "we" can't come up with "a compassionate immigration policy that works" is racism pure and simple. A big chunk of the current GOP base is white supremacist. How likely are its "leaders" -- the elected officials who are scared to cross that base -- to negotiate in good faith about brown-skinned migrants from south of the U.S. border?
And we can't discount foreign policy either. For decades the U.S. supported oppressive dictatorships because they were friendly to U.S. businesses -- small wonder that populism in Latin America has often been vociferously anti-U.S.