The Media Is Cheering Dems’ Rightward Turn on Immigration
On immigration policy, the Democrats are moving toward Trump and the Republicans. The mainstream media seems to think this is a good idea.
Tom Suozzi speaking at his election night event after winning a special election to replace disgraced former congressman George Santos at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York, February 13, 2024. (Shawn Inglima for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal have used the recent Democratic victory in a House of Representatives special election in Long Island as a reason for the Democrats to move to the right on immigration.
With Republican representative George Santos’s ouster midway through his first term, Tom Suozzi, who held the seat before Santos, won the special election for the Long Island congressional seat over Republican Mazi Pilip. The victory helps Democrats close the gap with the Republicans’ slight majority in the House of Representatives.
For many outlets, Suozzi’s victory is a cause for celebration, because it provides the Democrats with a road map to victory in upcoming elections this year — a road map based on moving rightward on immigration.
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