A lot of liberals will concede when pressed and only in principle, that the federal government is bloated, that major reforms are necessary, and even that Biden’s border policies were not a great policy choice. Yes, illegal immigrants–at least a lot of the new arrivals–should be deported.
They will concede that multi-trillion dollar deficits are unsustainable, and that a $36 trillion debt is genuinely scary, especially when it grows by $3 trillion a year.
But almost to a person they complain that the Trump reforms are chaotic, using blunt tactics that often have cruel results. Fine civil servants–yes, they exist–and decent people caught in a bad spot are being hurt. Trump’s deportations arguably violate the law, although he might win on technicalities.
“Due process” is the watchword of the day, and I have to admit that they have a point. While…
