NYT on How Biden Lost the Election due to Immigration Policy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against.

But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden’s record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today.

Former Biden administration officials told The Times that Mr. Biden and his circle of close confidants — including Ron Klain, who was chief of staff during the president’s first two years, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Anita Dunn — made two crucial errors.

First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters. Those calculations would later prove to be mistaken, with many voters, including Latinos, citing immigration as a reason for supporting Mr. Trump in 2024.

This is the crux of the issue. They cared more about re-election, party power, than what is right by the American people.

Two wrongs still don't make a right. All of the political momentum Biden gifted the GOP has quickly been pissed away by Trump's careless immigration crackdown.

disagree

many many swing voters are happy with the immigration crackdown.

mayorkas and Biden screwed the US voters. now we have Trump and his chaos.

Lol... and this explains why Trump, in the first year of his second term, is already as unpopular as Biden was in 2024. Think before posting such nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against.

But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden’s record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today.

Former Biden administration officials told The Times that Mr. Biden and his circle of close confidants — including Ron Klain, who was chief of staff during the president’s first two years, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Anita Dunn — made two crucial errors.

First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters. Those calculations would later prove to be mistaken, with many voters, including Latinos, citing immigration as a reason for supporting Mr. Trump in 2024.

This is the crux of the issue. They cared more about re-election, party power, than what is right by the American people.

Two wrongs still don't make a right. All of the political momentum Biden gifted the GOP has quickly been pissed away by Trump's careless immigration crackdown.

disagree

many many swing voters are happy with the immigration crackdown.

mayorkas and Biden screwed the US voters. now we have Trump and his chaos.

Lol... and this explains why Trump, in the first year of his second term, is already as unpopular as Biden was in 2024. Think before posting such nonsense.

wow, anger. good.

but please focus the anger on who caused this tragedy

Mayorkas, Biden, Harris and the Democrats

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against.

But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden’s record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today.

Former Biden administration officials told The Times that Mr. Biden and his circle of close confidants — including Ron Klain, who was chief of staff during the president’s first two years, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Anita Dunn — made two crucial errors.

First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters. Those calculations would later prove to be mistaken, with many voters, including Latinos, citing immigration as a reason for supporting Mr. Trump in 2024.

This is the crux of the issue. They cared more about re-election, party power, than what is right by the American people.

Two wrongs still don't make a right. All of the political momentum Biden gifted the GOP has quickly been pissed away by Trump's careless immigration crackdown.

disagree

many many swing voters are happy with the immigration crackdown.

mayorkas and Biden screwed the US voters. now we have Trump and his chaos.

Lol... and this explains why Trump, in the first year of his second term, is already as unpopular as Biden was in 2024. Think before posting such nonsense.

wow, anger. good.

but please focus the anger on who caused this tragedy

Mayorkas, Biden, Harris and the Democrats

?? Biden caused Biden to be unpopular. Trump is unpopular because of Trump. Trump is the sitting POTUS. Wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two months into his term, Mr. Biden assigned Vice President Kamala Harris with reducing illegal migration, especially from Central America, by working on the “root causes” of that migration.

What did she do? anyone?

She said climate change was the cause of migration and gave Central American nations 555 million dollars to fight climate change and the leaders incredulously told her the issue was drug and gang violence (what Trump talks about) NOT climate change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two months into his term, Mr. Biden assigned Vice President Kamala Harris with reducing illegal migration, especially from Central America, by working on the “root causes” of that migration.

What did she do? anyone?

She said climate change was the cause of migration and gave Central American nations 555 million dollars to fight climate change and the leaders incredulously told her the issue was drug and gang violence (what Trump talks about) NOT climate change

The American VP doesn't authorize money to be given to anyone you bumbling fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against.

But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden’s record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today.

Former Biden administration officials told The Times that Mr. Biden and his circle of close confidants — including Ron Klain, who was chief of staff during the president’s first two years, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Anita Dunn — made two crucial errors.

First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters. Those calculations would later prove to be mistaken, with many voters, including Latinos, citing immigration as a reason for supporting Mr. Trump in 2024.

This is the crux of the issue. They cared more about re-election, party power, than what is right by the American people.

Two wrongs still don't make a right. All of the political momentum Biden gifted the GOP has quickly been pissed away by Trump's careless immigration crackdown.

disagree

many many swing voters are happy with the immigration crackdown.

mayorkas and Biden screwed the US voters. now we have Trump and his chaos.

How do you define “swing voters”? Because the approval of Trump’s job as President is at 25% with independents.

[Anonymous]

Democrats have learned their lesson and have shut their traps about immigration. They’re focusing on affordability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Why Mr. Biden waited so long to effectively seal the border has become one of the defining questions of his presidency.

I stated that Biden needed to get a handle on the border issue as soon as he got elected.

Whoever was advising him on this didn't know how to read the room. I understand Progressives want to protect the most vulnerable, but that is not what is going keep you in power.

I sincerely hope that Dems have learned their lesson and do better in 2026 and beyond. Don't cater to progressives on immigration. That's a losing strategy. Focus on the economy and jobs, not foreigners.

Have you read this forum on immigration topics? Posters are either extremely naive, intentionally obtuse, or very muchbin favor of massive immigration from anywhere with no restrictions. When other posters raise concerns, they call them racists.

[Anonymous]

It really is baffling why the Biden Administration thought allowing the equivalent of the entire population of Haiti or Tunisia or Jordan just wander across the border unvetted and overwhelm all local services - from schools to housing to policing and so on- and not expect some political repercussions.

It is remarkable how out of touch Democrats are with the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two months into his term, Mr. Biden assigned Vice President Kamala Harris with reducing illegal migration, especially from Central America, by working on the “root causes” of that migration.

What did she do? anyone?

She said climate change was the cause of migration and gave Central American nations 555 million dollars to fight climate change and the leaders incredulously told her the issue was drug and gang violence (what Trump talks about) NOT climate change

Wonder what happened to all that money? Disappeared into pockets, didn't it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really is baffling why the Biden Administration thought allowing the equivalent of the entire population of Haiti or Tunisia or Jordan just wander across the border unvetted and overwhelm all local services - from schools to housing to policing and so on- and not expect some political repercussions.

It is remarkable how out of touch Democrats are with the country.

"Democrats" didn't do that. Joe Biden did that. Dems were smart enough to give their unpopular leader the boot in the rear end. The GOP still hasn't given their unpopular leader the boot in the rear. This puts Dems one step ahead of the GOP and in a very advantageous position going into 2026 and 2028.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really is baffling why the Biden Administration thought allowing the equivalent of the entire population of Haiti or Tunisia or Jordan just wander across the border unvetted and overwhelm all local services - from schools to housing to policing and so on- and not expect some political repercussions.

It is remarkable how out of touch Democrats are with the country.

"Democrats" didn't do that. Joe Biden did that. Dems were smart enough to give their unpopular leader the boot in the rear end. The GOP still hasn't given their unpopular leader the boot in the rear. This puts Dems one step ahead of the GOP and in a very advantageous position going into 2026 and 2028.

You must not read this forum...

[Anonymous]

Articles like this fill me with even more contempt for the Democratic Party and stupid rags like the New York Times.

Throughout the election, the New York Times gaslighted voters and ran near-daily articles characterizing concerns about Biden's immigration policy as overblown and everything from Russian disinformation to uninformed MAGA talking points. They had all sorts of dubious graphics and charts showing the immigration problem was not that bad or was not Biden's fault. Meanwhile, people were seeing with their own eyeballs in major cities just how bad things were getting and were told their eyes were lying to them.

Now, they and the Democratic machine confess that they knew the whole time that Biden's immigration policies worsened the problem, but they did nothing but lie to and name call voters. Screw these people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really is baffling why the Biden Administration thought allowing the equivalent of the entire population of Haiti or Tunisia or Jordan just wander across the border unvetted and overwhelm all local services - from schools to housing to policing and so on- and not expect some political repercussions.

It is remarkable how out of touch Democrats are with the country.

The administration had the media in its pocket and really thought it could propagandize the American people into disbelieving their own eyes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anger over illegal migration helped return Mr. Trump to the presidency, and he has enacted even more aggressive policies than those Mr. Biden first campaigned against.

But a New York Times examination of Mr. Biden’s record found that he and his closest advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations that could have addressed the border crisis faster, and eased what became a potent issue for Mr. Trump as he sought to return to the White House and justify the aggressive tactics roiling American cities today.

Former Biden administration officials told The Times that Mr. Biden and his circle of close confidants — including Ron Klain, who was chief of staff during the president’s first two years, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Anita Dunn — made two crucial errors.

First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters. Those calculations would later prove to be mistaken, with many voters, including Latinos, citing immigration as a reason for supporting Mr. Trump in 2024.

This is the crux of the issue. They cared more about re-election, party power, than what is right by the American people.

Two wrongs still don't make a right. All of the political momentum Biden gifted the GOP has quickly been pissed away by Trump's careless immigration crackdown.

We will only know by the results of midterms.