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The fate of a “nation of immigrants” and border control policies are being questioned by the Democratic Party

(British Economist magazine January 27, 2024 issue)

Immigration policy proposals are essential for a Democratic administration

To stop Trump from coming back, Democrats need to come up with immigration policy proposals.

Donald Trump’s mother is from the small village of Tongue (population 500) in northern Scotland, which was once a Viking territory.

My grandfather was from the village of Kallstadt (population 1,200) in Bavaria, Germany, where the Heinz family, known for ketchup, was born.

Joe Biden’s ancestors came to the United States from Ireland and England.

Everyone in this country is from a different place. Even Native Americans came from outside, although they had lived there much longer.

The appeal of the United States is enormous, and there are 160 million adults around the world who would move there if given the chance.

This number is tens of millions more than most Americans would consider acceptable.

The biggest hurdle to Biden’s re-election

This mismatch is at the heart of the problem that threatens to hinder President Biden’s re-election.

In 2016, Trump took advantage of the “border turmoil” to win the Republican presidential nomination and ultimately the presidency.

At the time, he preached as if record numbers of illegal immigrants were crossing the border. It wasn’t a valid point at the time, but it’s true now.

Nearly 250,000 people attempted to cross the U.S. southern border in November alone. Most new arrivals apply for asylum. He will then be released on bail in the United States and will have to wait several years for the outcome of his application to be released.

More than 3.1 million people have been allowed to cross the border since Biden took office. That’s more than the population of Chicago.

At least 1.7 million other people overstay their country, either by entering the country without being detected by authorities or by overstaying their visas.

Republican governors have funneled these immigrants into states run by Democratic governors, pushing problems on the southern border north.

This is partly why Republicans are more trusted than Democrats when it comes to border security, a 30-point difference.

And this is the issue where Republicans have the biggest lead over Democrats.

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2024-01-28 21:00:00

Obstacles to Chinese invasion remain enormous: Gideon Luckman

(Financial Times, January 16, 2024)

Did they confirm their similarities? (China-Russia top leaders meeting in Moscow, March 21, 2023, Photo: Reuters/Afro)

Chinese President Xi Jinping believes that history is moving in his direction. During his visit to Moscow last March, he told Russian President Vladimir Putin:

“Right now, we are witnessing changes not seen in 100 years, and we are leading this change together.”

This exchange was spread all over the world.

Xi’s words were taken as a clear endorsement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and as a sign that China will soon play a role in “leading this change.”

The implications were frightening for Taiwan, given China’s longstanding threats to invade the island.

After last weekend’s presidential election in Taiwan, these threats of invasion inevitably returned to the global agenda.

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, the Chinese Communist Party warned Taiwanese voters to make the “right choice” between peace and war.

But in Beijing’s view, Taiwan made the “wrong” choice in choosing Lai Ching-de, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who China considers a dangerous separatist, to be its next president.

Similarities between present-day Taiwan and Ukraine 22 years ago

There are some clear parallels between Taiwan’s precarious position and that of Ukraine before 2022.

The first is that Putin and Xi respectively view Ukraine and Taiwan as territories that originally belong to their countries.

Putin’s words recognizing an independent Ukraine were disingenuous. Furthermore, the effort to “reunify” Taiwan with the mainland is a longstanding Chinese policy.

The second connection is that both Putin and Xi argue that Ukraine and Taiwan lack true autonomy and are being used as tools of a hegemonic and aggressive US.

Therefore, regaining Ukraine and Taiwan for the motherland serves two purposes.

First, it will fulfill the historical destiny of Russia and China.

And if the invasion is successful, it could deal a severe blow to American global hegemony in two major arenas: Europe and Asia.

Therefore, changes that have not been seen in 100 years will occur.

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2024-01-17 21:00:00