The Quote Below—More Misinformation from the Media
“Americans are still firmly behind :President Trump’s immigration crackdown, but it appears that at least some of them are getting cold feet as his brutal tactics come into view. . . .
“[This] slow public reaction and the [continued] applause for harsh enforcement reveal a darker side of the American psyche – a creeping comfort with dehumanization, a willingness to look away from suffering as long as it happens to ‘others,’ in this case, to migrants whom MAGA wants out of the United States at any cost.
“Nobody denies that the United States has the right and responsibility to protect its borders and deport those living here illegally.
“Trump didn’t invent mass deportations. . . . [But it’s] disturbing . . . how far federal agents have gone under Trump’s orders.
“Americans have watched as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in full tactical gear raid workplaces, pull people from their cars and drag individuals off the streets. . . . Legal residents and even U.S. citizens are being swept up, too. Due process isn’t just being denied – it’s being erased. . . .
“Many Trump supporters tune in to outlets and influencers that amplify the administration’s narrative – painting ICE raids as righteous missions to capture ‘the worst of the worst.’ The reality on the ground tells a different story. When they see that reality, they begin to wonder. Like Trump supporter Joe Rogan, who is finally questioning Trump’s immigration crackdown. ‘It’s insane,” the podcaster recently said. ‘Not cartel members, not gang members, not drug dealers – just construction workers. . . . gardeners. . . .”
“That shifting narrative in the MAGA media landscape – from a one-dimensional tale of criminals to the undeniable truth of working-class migrants being ripped from their families – just might be starting to enter the national consciousness. . . .”– America Is Finally Waking Up to Trump’s Cruelty Toward Immigrants, Elvia Diaz, The Arizona Republic, 8/4/25 [Link]
Fact Check of Above Quote: Diaz says that “Nobody denies that the United States has the right and responsibility . . . [to] deport those living here illegally.” That’s not true. Diaz himself doesn’t believe it, and neither do many others who share his mindset. He suggests that there’s something wrong when we deport working illegal migrants (construction workers and gardeners) along with cartel members.
But where does our law make a distinction between the illegal residency of gardeners and cartel members? Both are equally liable to deportation. So, if Diaz and the rest want to exempt broad classes of illegal aliens from enforcement, except perhaps the most violent and dangerous, why don’t they openly say so and lobby to change the law?
A reasonable speculation is that they realize most Americans would not go along with ending most immigration law enforcement. So, they do all they can to undermine enforcement while still paying lip service to it. One way is portraying most enforcement as cruel and unjust. The reality is that enforcement by its nature involves confrontation, and quite often confrontation isn’t pretty. Anti-enforcement activists focus on the worst optics of arrests of illegal aliens. They ever explain how the arrests can always be sweet and pleasant.
The anti-enforcers also obsess about the need for “due process” in law for deporting illegal aliens. Nevertheless, it is not clear how much due process applies to illegal immigration. The anti-enforcers’ version of due process is a long and convoluted process, one which would effectively hamstring enforcement.
Our county’s laws specify deportation for all illegal aliens. This is the will of most Americans expressed through their elected representatives. It’s a system called constitutional democracy. Unfortunately, not everyone wants to see it work.