On Tuesday’s CNN News Central broadcast, co-host Sarah Sydner said that regardless of “how bad” immigration is in New York and Martha’s Vineyard, Republicans are “right in front of the eyes of people you don’t normally see.” He said that he guarantees that the The bus service is being operated from a humanitarian perspective.
Sydner asked CNN political commentator and former Obama aide Van Jones, “Van, what should the Biden administration do about this immigration issue?” Because it’s not just seen at the border. One of the things that Republicans have ensured is that, no matter how bad it is humanely, they can drop people off on buses in places like New York or Martha’s Vineyard and put them in the eyes of people they wouldn’t normally see. Try to touch it. ”
Jones said, “Republicans have had a strategy when it comes to immigration: cry fire, spread the fire to blue states, and pull out the fire trucks when Congress acts. So if people are getting scammed by this… But everyone has a breaking point when it comes to immigration. How many people can come here without documents? Is it 1? Is it 2 or 1 billion? Well, everyone, including Democrats and Republicans, reached their breaking point numbers. But the Democrats acted aggressively, the Republicans didn’t. …So… Democrats can win on immigration. It’s just uphill for us.”
Later, Raihan Salam, president of the Manhattan Institute, said Democrats were “winning on this issue by actually pivoting to the Biden administration’s position.” He also pointed out that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) has shown an openness to HR2, which the Biden administration has not shown, allowing migrants to go where they want to go.
Salam concluded: Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), in suburban Long Island, says, “Hey, guys, I’ve been very critical of the hard left on immigration for a long time, but he doesn’t really have a point.” There are things I want to do.” He is running as a primary candidate against Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), saying, “I’m going to be tougher than other Democrats on this issue.” So Fetterman and Suozzi have a case to make. It will be very difficult for President Biden to make the same argument. ”
Turning to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which came up earlier in the segment, Jones responded, “It’s not a hard-left position to say we’ve gone too far with what’s going on in Gaza.” That’s the mainstream American position, and I think Biden will adopt the mainstream American position of supporting Israel, but at the same time wanting humanitarian aid for what’s going on in Gaza. . It’s not difficult. ”
He continued: “When it comes to immigration, you’re right that existing positions are no longer popular in either party, and Biden will take the mainstream position there as well.”
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