Not so long ago, conservatives could use anti-immigrant positioning to rally their base and as a political wedge against moderates. Progressives, meanwhile, could promote pro-immigration policies — but couldn’t gain leverage with moderates or against conservatives.
So conservatives’ anti-immigrant legislative agenda set the terms of the national debate.
But the right’s reaction to two recent developments highlights how quickly the landscape has changed.
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