Subject: Re: Minnesota 1, Spankee 0
One of the major political problems that Democrats have failed to solve, and the progressive base especially, is that there is a legitimate and necessary role for the federal government to play in enforcing immigration laws.

Absolutely correct. Those who advocate "defund ICE", are just as far off as those who said "defund the police" five years ago, and they are playing into the regime's hands. Obama's administration deported a lot of people, but without the violence. Trump wants the violence. He wants his base to see racist thuggery in action, because that is what MAGA voted for.

Homan is definitely an immigration hardliner. Without a doubt, he's going to try to bring the hammer down as hard as he can on immigrants. The difference between him and the Noem/Miller approach is that he appears to recognize that you can accomplish more hardline goals by not jackbooting so much, and paying more attention to who you're bringing in and what you're going to do with them after you detain them in advance.

Or, maybe the regime is simply pulling back for a moment, to refine it's jackboooting tactics. The Fox Noise poll showed nearly three quarters of MAGA are OK with what they have been doing, or wants ICE to go harder. Then, they will pick another city to attack.

Steve