Trump used his campaign and office to exploit an existing broken immigration system and launch an assault on immigrant families, though multiple polls show Americans (including some of Trump’s own supporters) strongly favor immigrant families and oppose his anti-immigration policies.
Miller and other members of Donald Trump’s hardline team seek to impose measures that would make life more difficult for immigrants, including proposals such as restricting access to basic services and discouraging legal help seeking.
Trump’s plan
President Trump and Vice President Pence have targeted New York as part of their effort to flip traditionally Democratic strongholds, with Trump outpacing Hillary Clinton and Biden in raw vote totals in counties throughout New York State this year – such as Niagara, Cayuga, Seneca, Cortland Madison Otsego St Lawrence Franklin counties in western New York as well as Suffolk County Long Island Manhattan counties in metropolitan areas like NYC.
Democrats have addressed this trend by emphasizing immigration as a key campaign issue, accusing Republicans of exploiting the migrant crisis to undercut Obamacare and block bipartisan legislation that could offer protections to Dreamers.
Maria Bartiromo asked Donald Trump if New York can be turned blue like Minnesota, Virginia and New Jersey, adding that as part of his strategy he will hold rallies in locations such as South Bronx and Madison Square Garden as part of his strategy. Trump agreed and stated he plans on holding rallies at these locations.
Trump’s plan About New Jersey
Trump made immigration one of his central policy objectives during his first term. Blaming previous administrations for ineffective border security, he used executive actions to modify asylum, deportation and immigration policies.
Trump also increased the number of active-duty troops deployed at the border and tried to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with certain immigration directives, although these moves were eventually challenged in court and helped solidify his hardline approach to immigration.
Democrats in South Jersey, where many residents reside nearby Atlantic City’s airport, are fearful that Republicans could mount an upset this fall and sweep all 120 seats of both houses of state legislature. Although Democratic voters in the past were resistant to Republican calls for stricter immigration measures, that may change this year; President Donald Trump believes he can flip traditional blue states such as New York, Minnesota and Virginia by rallying voters around his hardline agenda on illegal immigration.
Connecticut
As migrants swarm into New York City, parents worry that it will disrupt school. NYC Mayor Eric Adams states that more must be done from the federal government to assist New York City.
Donald Trump hopes to regain blue states he lost in 2020 by raising his profile on immigration. To achieve this goal, he has ramped up rhetoric against immigrants as “poisoning the blood of our nation,” with overtones of Nazi propaganda; proposed an expansive deportation sweep reminiscent of Eisenhower-era “Operation Wetback”, and revived detention camp proposals some liken to World War II Japanese internment facilities.
He’s also intensified his efforts to end birthright citizenship, proposing an executive order based on a newly interpreted Constitution that would require children born here to have at least one parent who is either an American citizen or lawful permanent resident. And he’s working on implementing tariffs of up to 10% on most imported goods – with penalties increasing if trade partners manipulate currencies or engage in unfair practices.
Massachusetts
Trump hopes that Illinois, where President Barack Obama was twice re-elected, could serve as an important battleground in his bid for 2024. Illinois is among several traditional blue states he aims to flip in addition to Minnesota and New Jersey.
President Donald Trump plans to revisit several of his first-term immigration policies from his first term to restrict legal and illegal immigration, such as reinstating and expanding his travel ban to target predominantly Muslim nations and reinstating an earlier Covid policy that limited migrants based on their likelihood of carrying infectious diseases into the U.S.
Miller told the Times that Trump intends to carry out much of this plan via executive orders to bypass having to create substantial legislation in Congress. Unfortunately, these sweeping measures often encounter legal hurdles; legal scholar Franita Tolson warns it’s too soon to tell whether this could become an issue when trying to implement them; should such legal issues arise then it could jeopardise his 2024 chances.
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