Democrats make a right turn on immigration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Few in the party openly disputed a need to crack down on border-related crime or to enforce immigration laws.
50% : Legal setbacks are inevitable, even as his team works to craft executive orders that can withstand court challenges, and Trump will be looking to Congress for additional funding and resources to build upon his agenda.
49% : As Republicans hash out their overall reconciliation strategy -- including whether to try and pass a smaller border-focused bill first -- Trump will move quickly to crack down on immigration in the days after he takes office, rolling out executive actions, moving to undo Biden administration policies and beginning the process of deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
44% : "We're all belts and suspenders," said Michael Hough, director of federal relations at NumbersUSA, an immigration restrictionist group.
39% : "I think violence in this country is unacceptable no matter who commits any act of violence, and we also have to have a strong foundation for the rule of law," said purple-district Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), who voted against the bill Tuesday.Republicans are using the Laken Riley bill to make clear their intent to prioritize immigration as Trump prepares his return to Washington.
37% : "Democrats previously denigrated measures like the Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary, as "messaging bills" meant to stir up political passions, not to solve complex policy problems.

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