{"id":2161708,"date":"2024-01-29T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-trying-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-gop-over-the-border-will-it-work\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T09:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T14:52:47","slug":"democrats-are-trying-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-gop-over-the-border-will-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-trying-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-gop-over-the-border-will-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Democrats successfully counter the GOP on the border issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-are-trying-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-gop-over-the-border-will-it-work%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2161708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats Flip the Script on Republicans\u2063 Over Border Security<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers\u200c are determined to\u200b change the narrative surrounding the southern border, as their Republican \u200dcounterparts face an uphill battle in passing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a>. With a Democratic-controlled White House and Senate, and a slim Republican majority in the House, only bipartisan bills have a chance of becoming law. Democrats are seizing this opportunity to strengthen their position \u2063on \u2063border issues among voters, \u200bwhile Republicans are distracted by internal conflicts.<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2064 are a few strategies Democrats are \u2063employing to shift blame onto Republicans:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Supporting a \u2063bipartisan Senate border deal:<\/li>\n<p>Despite the challenges of navigating a divided government, some conservatives on the Right consider the House Republicans&#8217; preferred border \u200cbill, House Resolution\u2062 2, to \u2062be inadequate. Democrats are now challenging\u2062 their Republican colleagues, suggesting that they are intentionally obstructing the passage of security measures.<\/p>\n<li>Accusing Republicans of waiting for Trump&#8217;s\u200d approval:<\/li>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s comments urging Republicans to reject anything less than their full demands\u200d have \u200dcaused some Trump-aligned lawmakers to sour on the \u2064negotiated border deal. Democrats have seized on this, accusing their Republican colleagues of opposing a bipartisan agreement to prevent\u200d President Joe Biden from claiming\u2062 any border accomplishments and to allow Trump to take credit if he is reelected.<\/p>\n<li>Crashing a GOP \u200dborder event in a swing district:<\/li>\n<p>In an effort to take control\u2062 of the border narrative, former New York Rep. Tom Suozzi confronted his Republican opponent \u2062at an event held at immigrant shelters. Suozzi emphasized the importance of discussing the immigration crisis\u2064 and challenged his opponent&#8217;s refusal to engage in debates.<\/p>\n<li>Highlighting Republican feuding:<\/li>\n<p>As more Republicans express opposition to \u2063the \u200cborder deal, aligning with Trump&#8217;s stance, Democrats are highlighting the divisions within the Republican Party. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada\u2062 tweeted, &#8220;First Republicans claimed that Pres. Biden&#8217;s $14 billion border security funding request wasn&#8217;t enough.\u2064 And now that we&#8217;re getting close to a bipartisan deal\u200c to secure our border, they&#8217;re getting cold feet. They don&#8217;t want \u200dsolutions, they want the politics of chaos and blame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By employing these \u200btactics, Democrats aim to\u200b shift the blame onto Republicans and gain an advantage on border security issues.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What failures of the previous administration are Democrats \u2063highlighting in the debate over border security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Oying to flip the script on Republicans over border security:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Shifting the \u200cfocus to humanitarian \u2064concerns:<\/strong> Democrats are emphasizing the \u200cneed\u200c to address the humanitarian crisis at the border by focusing \u200bon\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">comprehensive immigration reform<\/a>. \u200bThey argue that a more humane approach, such as providing legal pathways to\u2062 citizenship and improving conditions\u200d for\u2064 migrants, is necessary to address the root causes of migration. By highlighting the\u2063 human aspect, Democrats hope to garner public support and put pressure on Republicans to adopt\u2062 a more compassionate stance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Highlighting the failures of the previous administration:<\/strong> \u2063 Democrats are drawing attention to \u2063the shortcomings of the Trump administration&#8217;s border \u2064policies, particularly family separations and the \u2064controversial &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy. They argue that these harsh measures did little to solve the issue and instead created more chaos \u200dand suffering. By reminding the public of these failures, Democrats aim to discredit \u200dRepublican approaches and \u2064position themselves as the party with better solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Promoting comprehensive immigration reform:<\/strong> Democrats see an opportunity to\u2062 push for comprehensive immigration reform that goes beyond just border security. \u2062They advocate for addressing the root causes of\u2062 migration, providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented \u200dimmigrants, and modernizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-illegal-aliens-pouring-into-u-s-are-threatening-the-american-dream\/\" title=\"Fetterman: Influx of Illegal Aliens Endangers 'American Dream\">legal immigration\u200b system<\/a>. By presenting a\u2062 comprehensive \u2063approach,\u2063 Democrats aim to show that they are addressing the underlying \u200bissues rather than just focusing on enforcement measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Capitalizing on \u200bpublic support for\u2062 immigration reform:<\/strong> Recent polls have shown a majority of Americans supporting a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.\u2064 Democrats\u200d are leveraging this public support to their\u200b advantage, positioning themselves as the party that reflects popular opinion. They argue that Republicans are out of touch with the desires of the American people and are\u200b more focused on divisive rhetoric than \u2062practical solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Engaging with\u2062 border \u2062communities:<\/strong> Democrats are actively engaging with border communities, listening to their concerns, and including their voices in the policy-making process. By giving a platform to those directly affected by border security policies, Democrats\u200c hope to humanize\u200c the issue and show their\u2062 commitment to finding \u2063equitable \u200csolutions. This approach\u200c also helps in countering \u200dRepublican narratives that Democrats are detached from \u200dthe realities of border communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall,\u2062 Democrats\u2063 have\u200d recognized the\u200b importance of \u2064controlling the narrative on \u200dborder security and immigration. By shifting the focus to humanitarian concerns, highlighting previous failures, promoting comprehensive reform, \u2062capitalizing on public support, and engaging with border communities, Democrats aim to present\u200b themselves as the party with effective and compassionate solutions to the \u200bcomplex issue of border security.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic lawmakers aim to reverse the narrative on the southern border, as Republicans struggle to pass a new border security bill. With Democrats in control of the White House and Senate, and a slim Republican majority in the House, only bills favored by Democrats are likely to be enacted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2641,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2161708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2641"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2161708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2161708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2161708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2161708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}