{"id":2580835,"date":"2026-03-17T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-primary-will-be-a-reckoning-on-immigration-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:04:36","slug":"democratic-primary-will-be-a-reckoning-on-immigration-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-primary-will-be-a-reckoning-on-immigration-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic primary will be a reckoning on immigration: Byron York"},"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\">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%2Fdemocratic-primary-will-be-a-reckoning-on-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=2580835&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>The Washington Examiner piece by Byron York argues that the 2028 Democratic presidential primary will force candidates to confront Biden-era immigration and border policies.York points to the Old Dominion University shooting by Mohamed Bailor Jalloh-who admitted attempting to assist ISIS-as an example of how immigration and national security intersect in current politics. He contends that sanctuary cities and Biden\u2019s border policy have allowed illegal immigrants to cross and remain in the U.S. without thorough vetting, a critique he says will fuel Republican efforts to tighten immigration rules. York notes that the 2020 Democratic primary centered on who would be softest on immigration, and suggests this will again be a major issue as candidates reckon with the Biden record in 2028. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cites recent terrorist-linked attacks<\/a> in Texas and Michigan as evidence of the broader costs he associates with U.S. immigration policy. The article mentions possible 2028 Democratic contenders and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-makes-an-announcement-about-the-defense-department\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Trump makes an announcement about the Defense Department\">includes related recommended stories<\/a> and multimedia.  <\/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\">2028 Democratic primary will be a reckoning on Biden and immigration: Byron York<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2529622\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> said that Democratic lawmakers eyeing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493606\/trump-dismisses-allies-seeks-coalition-secure-strait-hormuz\/\">White House<\/a> will need to &ldquo;reckon&rdquo; with the last administration&rsquo;s handling of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8775\">immigration<\/a> and border security.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities identified Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone who spent six years in the Virginia National Guard, as the gunman in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4491646\/doj-charge-virginia-man-illegal-armed-old-dominion-university-shooter\/\">Old Dominion University shooting <\/a>in Virginia. Jalloh <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4492102\/university-shooter-should-have-been-denaturalized-guy-benson\/\">admitted to attempting to assist ISIS<\/a>, a designated terrorist group, in 2017, and prosecutors said he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-dominion-shooting-suspect-previously-convicted-for-isis-support\/\" title=\"Old Dominion shooting suspect previously convicted for ISIS support\">thought committing terrorist attacks<\/a> was &ldquo;100% the right thing.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4493962\/israel-targeting-basij-leadership-focus-security-infrastructure\/\">Israel shifts focus to Iran&#8217;s security infrastructure with latest Basij strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494051\/joe-kent-first-trump-administraion-official-resign-iran-war\/\">Joe Kent, Trump&#8217;s counterterrorism director, becomes first administration official to resign over Iran war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4493942\/jesse-jackson-family-endorsement-juliana-stratton-unauthorized\/\">Jesse Jackson family says endorsement of Illinois Democrat was &#8216;unauthorized&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>York emphasized the details learned after &ldquo;terrible&rdquo; events, including the perpetrator, and the &ldquo;lots of effects&rdquo; that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctuary-cities\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"882\">sanctuary cities<\/a> have nationwide. He added that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"280\">border policy<\/a> under the Biden administration was different from others by having illegal immigrants &ldquo;all over the world&rdquo; crossing the border, with &ldquo;large numbers&rdquo; of these people being able to stay in the U.S. &ldquo;unvetted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now if you remember the 2020 Democratic primary race, it was essentially a bidding contest over who would be softest on immigration, and Joe Biden won that contest, and I do think that that&rsquo;s going to be a real issue to watch in the 2028 Democratic primaries to see how candidates will reckon with what happened under Biden and vow not to make it happen again,&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em> Monday.<\/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?id=3430264&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=71870933d5ebfab6589c82dcb074f160\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York also said the U.S. has &ldquo;essentially imported some of the world&rsquo;s worst conflicts&rdquo; to play out in the city&rsquo;s streets. He cited the recent attacks in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4476201\/fbi-terrorism-task-force-austin-texas-bar-shooting\/\">Texas<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4490495\/michigan-synagogue-attack-security-vehicle-ramming\/\">Michigan<\/a> over the last month, saying it is part of a &ldquo;huge failure of U.S. immigration policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4491616\/terrorist-attacks-fuel-crackdown-legal-immigration\/\"><strong>TERRORIST ATTACKS FUEL GOP PUSH TO CRACK DOWN ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4485941\/democrats-running-for-president-2028\/\">Possible 2028 Democratic candidates<\/a> include former Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-CA), and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>2028 Dem primary tests Biden&#8217;s immigration record<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2580836,"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\/2026\/03\/AP26065661816904-e1773756437242.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[74023,75025,3813,69388,70028],"class_list":["post-2580835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york-2","tag-democratic-primary-2","tag-immigration","tag-political-commentary-2","tag-us-politics-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26065661816904-e1773756437242.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580835","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580835"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580839,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580835\/revisions\/2580839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}