# Should Democrats rethink their policy on immigration?

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**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-their-policy-on-immigration/790595 "2017-07-06T11:15:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-their-policy-on-immigration/790595/21 "2017-07-06T18:07:52Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Seriously, though, neither the leadership of the Democrat\*\*ic \*\*Party, nor the eggheads in the media, are calling for illegal immigration. So, the vast majority of Americans should vote Democratic.

That’s an interesting claim. One thing to keep in mind is that leftists continuously conflate illegal immigration with legal immigration. The open borders crowd in particular, etc.

Standard lefty boilerplate - “We are a nation of immigrants!”  
While this is about as meaningless a statement as can be made the speaker is clearly conflating controlled legal immigration as was done in the past. No comparison whatsoever.

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