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How Trump’s immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms
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How Trump’s immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·TIM SULLIVAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI·about 24 hours ago
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Donald Trump was running for president two years ago, Americans’ television screens were filled with images of migrant chaos. There were tent camps on both sides of the border, caravans of people trudging through Central America and concerns about newcomers overwhelming social services.

That turmoil faded as President Joe Biden tightened immigration enforcement after Trump clamped down even more. Now any chaos is on American streets, where violent and even deadly clashes have defined a deportation campaign that’s designed to fulfill hardliners’ goals of uprooting anyone in the country illegally.

The shift helps explain why Trump’s effort to fulfill his promises has turned into a backlash, undermining one of the core issues that fueled his return to the White House.…

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