To the editor: Whereas some Democrat leaders have been rising a spine in supporting immigrant communities in opposition to the continuing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, I couldn’t assist however suppose that a lot of the struggling skilled by immigrants in the present day may have been averted (“Trump officers vow to accentuate immigration raids regardless of authorized challenges, unhealthy polls, public backlash,” July 14). Allow us to always remember that from 2009-2010, the Democrats managed each the presidency and Congress however did not cross immigration reform. President Obama’s advisors would later state that he was too busy making an attempt to save lots of the U.S. financial system.
Right now, the Democrats certain may use the hundreds of thousands of future voters they may have gotten had they handed immigration reform again then. Certainly, maybe these hundreds of thousands of latest voters might need made the distinction for Democrats in 2016 and 2024. As an alternative, Obama would go away workplace with the nickname “deporter-in-chief.”
Salvador Jimenez, Los Angeles
