{"id":2211706,"date":"2024-04-02T18:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-shifted-stance-on-illegal-immigration-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:37:27","slug":"democrats-have-shifted-stance-on-illegal-immigration-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-shifted-stance-on-illegal-immigration-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats&#8217; position on unauthorized immigration has evolved, says Byron York"},"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-have-shifted-stance-on-illegal-immigration-byron-york%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=2211706&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--><p>Byron York from \u2064The Washington Examiner discussed \u200dthe \u200dDemocratic Party&#8217;s shifting stance on illegal\u2062 immigration, noting changes in\u2064 views from\u200d past presidents like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. \u2063He \u200dhighlighted a \u2064trend towards more \u200cpro-illegal immigrant policies, contrasting past positions on immigration reform and border security. York highlighted \u200chow the party&#8217;s approach has evolved \u200bover the years, especially during \u2064Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron York<\/a> reflected on how much the Democratic Party has shifted its stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigration<\/a>, as many members used to view it as unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>York, the chief political correspondent for the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, discussed how then-Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> both spoke out against illegal immigration when they were in the White House, as it used to be a bipartisan political point. However, York argued that things have changed since at least the mid-2000s and again in 2013 when Congress had worked on addressing illegal immigration within the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot had changed inside the Democratic Party,\u201d York said on Fox News\u2019s <em>America Reports<\/em>. \u201cThere was a move toward being more pro-illegal immigrant, essentially. In the earlier events, old-style Democrats like Bernie Sanders actually voted against an immigration reform on the labor union belief that having lots and lots of unskilled immigrants in the United States would lower American wages. That changed, and in the early \u201910s and the mid-\u201910s, and now it has become in Joe Biden\u2019s time an actual encouragement of millions to cross into the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>York was also asked about footage from November 2006 of then-Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, who said he had voted for a 700-mile fence along the southern border. The footage stands in contrast with Biden\u2019s leadership as president, during which time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2884375\/greg-abbott-slams-bidens-possible-border-executive-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he has feuded<\/a> with Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) over border security.<\/p>\n<p>York noted how Congress had initially passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 in a bipartisan movement, but then \u201cCongress essentially decided not to do it,\u201d meaning the 700-mile fence was never constructed. Congress\u2019s decision not to go through with the border wall allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> to campaign on the matter when he ran for president in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Center Square<\/em> Voters\u2019 Voice Poll released last month showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2936291\/voters-id-inflation-immigration-as-top-concerns-ahead-of-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigration was the second-biggest concern<\/a> among likely voters ahead of the 2024 election at 44%, right behind inflation at 45%. The poll consisted of 2,510 voters, including 1,044 Republicans, 1,126 Democrats and 340 true independents, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 presidential election is likely to be a rematch between Trump and Biden. Trump is making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2949066\/trump-rally-michigan-bidens-border-bloodbath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a campaign stop Tuesday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2949066\/trump-rally-michigan-bidens-border-bloodbath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in Michigan<\/a>, where he is expected to focus on his criticism of Biden\u2019s border policies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York of The Washington Examiner highlighted the Democratic Party&#8217;s significant shift on illegal immigration, noting past views as unacceptable. 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