Greg Sargent: Republicans are blasting the policy as an abuse of power. But the undocumented spouses of US citizens are already allowed to apply for green cards. Biden's move just allows them to remain here while they access that process, rather than leave the country first. 5/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Let's not overlook the vile smears that Fox News/MAGA are pushing about Biden's new policy on undocumented spouses of US citizens. Fox/MAGA are linking it to the awful murder of a young Maryland woman, allegedly by a migrant. That's repulsive. 1/ (new piece from me) newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Fox News’s Ugly Eruption Over Biden Immigration Move Has a Hidden Tellnewrepublic.com Biden’s new executive action is actually about people who live and have roots here. Right-wingers know they can’t win if the debate is about these folks—so they scream “border!”

There's a key tell in the Fox/MAGA attacks on Biden's policy: They all try to change the subject back to *the border.* That's odd, because this policy is all about immigrants who have lived here for a decade or more. I've collected some of these attacks below. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

This is ugly stuff. Fox/MAGA personalities are linking Biden's policy to a horrific murder. RNC says the killing was done by a "BIDEN ILLEGAL." Fox is juxtaposing the new policy with footage of hordes swarming the border and even migrant mug shots. 3/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

It's a disgusting smear. This policy will benefit 500,000 people who have lived in the US for at least a decade, are married to Americans, have deep roots in communities across the country, and in many cases are *raising American children.* 4/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Republicans are blasting the policy as an abuse of power. But the undocumented spouses of US citizens are already allowed to apply for green cards. Biden's move just allows them to remain here while they access that process, rather than leave the country first. 5/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Other Rs are arguing that the policy will encourage more illegal border crossing. But Biden's executive action only applies to people who have *already* been here for 10 years as of mid-June! Check out one expert's quote on this below. It's a keeper. 6/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

MAGA is screaming "abuse of power!" But Congress gave the executive the discretion to grant parole for "urgent humanitarian reasons" or "significant public benefit." That clearly applies here. If you want the details on this, I've got you covered. 7/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Some news: Dozens of legal scholars have signed a letter defending Biden's move as a faithful exercise of the executive's parole authority, in keeping with the law’s intent to create tools to treat certain migrants humanely in unforeseen circumstances. 8/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

It's revealing that Fox/MAGA are responding to Biden's move by screaming "LOOK OVER THERE AT THE BORDER!!!" They can't allow the focus to be on longtime immigrant residents, who are deeply integrated into US life and are widely viewed sympathetically. 9/ newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Biden's asylum restriction led some to claim vindication for Trumpism. That's simplistic. His approach also involves making immigration/integration easier in orderly ways. He can now make this about more than the border. My read of the politics below. 10/ pro.twitter.com/i/decks/1676...

Here's a link to the full piece at @tnr.bsky.social. END newrepublic.com/article/1828...

Fox News’s Ugly Eruption Over Biden Immigration Move Has a Hidden Tellnewrepublic.com Biden’s new executive action is actually about people who live and have roots here. Right-wingers know they can’t win if the debate is about these folks—so they scream “border!”

The joke here is that many of these immigrants likely are voting Republican because they’re conservative Christians who have assimilated so well they feel American - and republicans now show them that no amount of integration will make them acceptable

This is the heart of the matter. Biden, and perhaps more importantly, his administration think strategically. By enacting the restrictions first he boxed the Trumpers in (not that that matters to them, but still) so that when he rolls out things like this their hypocrisy becomes so apparent. (ditto)

Important to note, the convicted felon’s scumbag immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, got on national tv to promote the fake elector scheme as part of the Jan 6th insurrection. Miller’s hatred towards immigrants runs deep, since he was a boy. www.businessinsider.com/stephen-mill...

Controversial White House policy adviser Stephen Miller once jumped into a women's track meet to make a point about masculinitywww.businessinsider.com White House senior adviser Stephen Miller once jumped into a women's track meet to make a point about masculinity.

They can’t afford the focus to be on those residents because a huge part will be voting Trump and then join the Leopard Victims Club of the Leopard Eating People Church.

The irony is the Rupert Murdoch is the ultimate bad immigrant, having poisoned TWO countries that welcomed him, gave him citizenship, and made him a billionaire.

In the neighborhood where we used to live the nicest and most well maintained house on the street was a family just like that. A three generation hispanic family where some of them were citizens and some weren't. Big part of the local church community and small businesses.

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