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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the modern republican party is a disaster.  They have swung incredibly far to the right AND can not claim in any way to be fiscal conservatives with their reckless tax cuts.  I do not know many people who were Rs when I met them who still are.  The party left the middle a while ago, but socially AND fiscally.  An actual center-right party would bring a lot of those people back.  But you have GOT to cut the racism and extreme positions on social issues, PLUS get back to a place where you actually care about deficits and debt and MEAN it.[/quote]

Republicans have not changed as much as Democrats.  https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/the-democrats-immigration-mistake/528678/

This article is a good summary of the position change on illegal immigration.  "In 2008, the Democratic platform called undocumented immigrants “our neighbors.” But it also warned, “We cannot continue to allow people to enter the United States undetected, undocumented, and unchecked,” adding that “those who enter our country’s borders illegally, and those who employ them, disrespect the rule of the law.” By 2016, such language was gone."

In 2019 there were 2 pieces of legislation that failed that I expect will now be resurrected and passed:
1.  drivers licenses for those illegally present.  How will this interact with real ID which will be required for flights and access to various govt buildings?
2. Tran abortion- VA has had a 3 doctor sign off etc and Trans changed it to 1 doctor in the third trimester.  Language of her bill enabled a healthy gestational mother to deem a healthy fetus a product not a baby even in the 40th week.

Other:
3. No redistricting-success of D in 2019 elections- why bother changing precincts and boundaries?
4. Northam's pre school initiative- Fairfax County has a broader plan than the state or any other jurisdiction in the DMV region.  Expect a shift in population of below 300% poverty to Fairfax from Loudoun, Arlington, MOCO, PG, PW.  The reality is localities in VA with greater pre K get more in LCI which does not consider poverty head count nor ESOL.  
5.  Prek - local migration for benefit with cost estimated based only on current potential recipients.  Exactly who would rent in Sterling if you can move less than 1 mile and get childcare for free from birth to K extended day and year round? 
6. No compliance with e verify except federal minimum-  expect any federal e verify to be dropped
7. Increased refundable and non-refundable credits for state taxes
8. Fairfax County- unprecedented tax increase to pay for pre K alone.  No change in VA funding since more for Fairfax County and FCPS means less for others 
9. VA changing the income tax rate structure to something like MD and FX adding an income tax.  State and local income taxes:
MFJ earned income= $125,000  , state and local income tax MOCO MD=$5885, FX VA=$6930 + car tax.
10.  No change in LCI for school funding.  Virginia should tie permanent capacity utilization thresholds with % like Maryland.  That would force FCPS to use buildings at least to 90%.

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