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The Washington Examiners Byron York reflected on how much the Democratic Party has shifted its stance on illegal immigration, as many members used to view it as unacceptable.

York, the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, discussed how then-Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both spoke out against illegal immigration when they were in the White House, as it used to be a bipartisan political point. However, York argued that things have changed since at least the mid-2000s and again in 2013 when Congress had worked on addressing illegal immigration within the country.

A lot had changed inside the Democratic Party, York said on Fox Newss America Reports. There was a move toward being more pro-illegal immigrant, essentially. In the earlier events, old-style Democrats like Bernie Sanders actually voted against an immigration reform on the labor union belief that having lots and lots of unskilled immigrants in the United States would lower American wages. That changed, and in the early 10s and the mid-10s, and now it has become in Joe Bidens time an actual encouragement of millions to cross into the United States.

York was also asked about footage from November 2006 of then-Sen. Joe Biden, who said he had voted for a 700-mile fence along the southern border. The footage stands in contrast with Bidens leadership as president, during which time he has feuded with Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) over border security.

York noted how Congress had initially passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 in a bipartisan movement, but then Congress essentially decided not to do it, meaning the 700-mile fence was never constructed. Congresss decision not to go through with the border wall allowed Donald Trump to campaign on the matter when he ran for president in 2016.

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The Center Square Voters Voice Poll released last month showed that illegal immigration was the second-biggest concern among likely voters ahead of the 2024 election at 44%, right behind inflation at 45%. The poll consisted of 2,510 voters, including 1,044 Republicans, 1,126 Democrats and 340 true independents, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

The 2024 presidential election is likely to be a rematch between Trump and Biden. Trump is making a campaign stop Tuesday in Michigan, where he is expected to focus on his criticism of Bidens border policies.

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