{"id":2445792,"date":"2025-06-11T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hugo-gurdon-america-agrees-with-trump-on-immigration\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T09:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:02:38","slug":"hugo-gurdon-america-agrees-with-trump-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hugo-gurdon-america-agrees-with-trump-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Gurdon: America agrees with Trump on immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fhugo-gurdon-america-agrees-with-trump-on-immigration%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=2445792&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>In a recent commentary, Hugo Gurdon, editor-in-chief of the Washington Examiner, argues that the Democratic Party is out of touch with public sentiment on immigration, stating that they are on &#8220;the wrong side&#8221; of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >critical issue strongly favoring enforcement<\/a>. He claims that approximately 80% of Americans oppose the Democrats&#8217; stance,and he asserts that immigration is one of Donald Trump&#8217;s moast popular policies,which he believes has gained traction as his presidency. Gurdon explains that Democrats are now defensively responding to the immigration debate, especially as Trump has bolstered his position by supporting the deployment of federal forces in areas like southern California to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-recall-petition-close-to-success\/\" title=\"Newsom Recall Petition Close To Success\">enforce immigration laws<\/a>. He advises Democratic leaders to align more closely with public sentiment to avoid political repercussions in future elections. Gurdon&#8217;s analysis emphasizes the significant public support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ICE release reports on border arrests, seizures\">immigration enforcement<\/a> over the Democrats&#8217; current strategies.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hugo Gurdon: America agrees with Trump on immigration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2144947\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Editor-in-Chief <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hugo-gurdon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hugo Gurdon<\/a> said the Democratic Party is &ldquo;completely on the wrong side&rdquo; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3437131\/marsha-blackburn-slams-nashville-mayor-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"immigration\">immigration<\/a> while the public supports its enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is&nbsp;an issue which plays terribly badly for&nbsp;Democrats. It&rsquo;s one where, essentially, they are siding where 80% of the country&nbsp;is opposed. This is actually Donald&nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s most popular policy,&rdquo; Gurdon said on NewsNation&rsquo;s <em>On Balance with Leland Vittert<\/em> Tuesday. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s risen 21 points since his first administration on&nbsp;immigration. Immigration enforcement includes deportations. America agrees&nbsp;with him, and the Democrats have got&nbsp;themselves completely on the wrong side of&nbsp;this. So, yes, he&rsquo;s on the offensive.&nbsp;Democrats are deeply on the defensive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3437824\/california-us-attorney-illegal-immigration-sweeps-continue-la-riots\/\">California US attorney says illegal immigration sweeps will continue despite LA riots: &lsquo;Not deterred&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3437756\/watch-live-gavin-newsom-address-californians-trump-illegal-militarization-los-angeles\/\">WATCH LIVE: Newsom addresses Californians on Trump&#8217;s &#8216;illegal militarization&#8217; of Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3437416\/ice-raids-protests-could-clobber-los-angeles-economy\/\">ICE raids, protests could clobber Los Angeles economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Prominent Democratic lawmakers are defending a narrative that there are &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-380-million-to-unemployed-preschoolers-and-people-from-the-future-doge-makes-mind-blowing-new-discoveries\/\" title=\"Over 0 Million to Unemployed Preschoolers and People from the Future - DOGE Makes Mind-Blowing New Discoveries\">peaceful protests&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in Los Angeles that condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the area. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and Reps.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3436259\/house-democrats-rally-california-colleagues-combating-trump-la-ice-raids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maxine&nbsp;Waters<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3434884\/ca-democrat-ice-agents-first-escalate-la-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nanette Barragan<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA) have bristled at the arrival of 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2976908&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6c924d274a86fffe7927a96770920e91\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gurdon anticipated that Trump&rsquo;s move to enlist federal forces in Southern California would not &ldquo;turn on&rdquo; the administration. The president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3437881\/trump-gives-fiery-defense-of-deployment-of-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"defended\">defended<\/a> his decision, saying he learned from his first term to send in the National Guard faster than governors tend to request it. Trump said he didn&rsquo;t understand why &ldquo;usually&rdquo; Democratic governors &ldquo;don&rsquo;t want to save lives,&rdquo; &ldquo;don&rsquo;t want to save property,&rdquo; and &ldquo;don&rsquo;t want to call them in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gurdon suggested that Democratic politicians should learn to be &ldquo;on the side of America&rdquo; and take a page out of Trump&rsquo;s book ahead of the 2028 election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3436657\/joe-concha-la-riots-sees-political-suicide-democratic-party\/\"><strong>JOE CONCHA SEES &lsquo;POLITICAL SUICIDE&rsquo; IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEFENDING LA RIOTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What allowed President Trump&nbsp;to be so appealing is that no one doubted that he&nbsp;was on the side of America,&rdquo; Gurdon said.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3436887\/left-proves-mass-deportations-necessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Center for Immigration Studies<\/a>&nbsp;estimated that as of January, some 15.8 million illegal immigrants live in the United States. This represents a little less than a third of the foreign-born population in the U.S. Meanwhile, about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3346496\/nearly-two-thirds-of-migrants-entered-illegally-under-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" 5.4 million illegal immigrants\"> 5.4 million illegal immigrants<\/a> entered the country while former President Joe Biden was in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2144947\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2144947\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugo Gurdon: Public backs Trump on immigration, Democrats falter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2445793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25160171607345.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5374,33329,3813,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2445792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america","tag-hugo-gurdon","tag-immigration","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25160171607345.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445792","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445796,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445792\/revisions\/2445796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}