Americans have argued about immigration for decades, often with anger, fear and racial resentment.
Decades of neglect and political stalemate have left the American immigration system broken in ways that defy simple solutions.
Many are settling in cities far from the border, making an abstract problem suddenly concrete for some Americans.
And there was little hope that President Biden might figure out a way out of the morass.
Notably, the solutions voters proposed didn’t fit neatly into either party’s ideological box.
Persons:
Donald J, Trump, Biden
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
American