# Democratic Party Official Position is to Abolish ICE **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 15, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355 "2026-08-15T19:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 298
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355/298 "2026-08-22T18:37:27Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > I believe the jobs ICE is designed to perform, had been performing adequately well (but far from perfectly) before Trump kneecapped some of its functions and hijacked its others are important functions, and that ICE sans the Trump distortions of it is the right vehicle for those functions. I _endorse_ immigration _control_ and enforcement. > [@DSeid](#): > > I am for the job ICE had been doing under previous administrations. Yep. Scale it back to Biden era levels. > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Immigrants to the US, legal or not, statistically are less likely to engage in violent crime than citizens, work harder and longer, are more likely to start businesses, less likely to receive government assistance, and much more. Overall, immigrants both legal and not are of great statistical benefit to the US economy, as well as offering immense non-quantifiable benefits (culture, cuisine, ideas, etc.). > > Anyone who opposes immigration in general, or favors violently cracking down on peaceful immigrants (Iegal or not), is either driven by hate or driven by ignorance. There’s no other explanation I can think of. If you have one, feel free to share it. This is all true. Immigrants are a net positive. Not to mention undocumented are helping shore up Social Security, by paying in, while not taking out. > [@Common\_Tater](#): > > I’ll ask you the same question. Is it your contention there are no legitimate reasons to object to illegal migration? Only racism drives this debate? Why should it or they be “illegal”? I mean sure, keep out criminals and terrorists, but if people want to come here and work, give them a work permit. We would have cheaper food. This is not the same as “open borders” which is a fake slogan. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355)._