#PI# Although Trump loudly calls for cracking down on illegal immigration, the number of illegal immigrants he arrested during his tenure is less than half of Obama's (14,700 vs 36,000), but it has caused greater harm to society.
He deliberately chose to arrest people in high-profile ways in schools, hospitals, courts, and other public places, in front of the people and their families. It was a blatant play of "playing the race card," or in other words, blowing the "xenophobic dog whistle."
In 2024, was the border bill nearly passed by both parties? That was during the final days of Biden's ter