Be departed. If he has to leave, he might not survive. Im victor blackwell. Lets start the show. What caused the civil war its not a trick question. Any response that does not mention slavery is a wrong answer. And asking you rather what you want me to say about slavery, thats the wrong followup. This week republican president ial candidate nikki haley fumbled on all three points. It created a striking moment the at a Campaign Town Hall new hampshire. Watch this. I think the Cause Of The Civil War was basically how government was going to run. The freedoms and what people could and couldnt do. I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are. I will always standby the fact that i think government was intended to secure the Rights And Freedoms of of the people. It was never meant to be all things to all people. In the year 2023, its astonishing to me that you answered that question without mentioning the word slavery. What do you want me to sa
be departed. if he has to leave, he might not survive. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show . what caused the civil war it s not a trick question. any response that does not mention slavery is a wrong answer. and asking you rather what you want me to say about slavery, that s the wrong follow-up. this week republican presidential candidate nikki haley fumbled on all three points. it created a striking moment the at a campaign town hall new hampshire. watch this. i think the cause of the civil war was basically how government was going to run. the freedoms and what people could and couldn t do. i think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are. i will always standby the fact that i think government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of of the people. it was never meant to be all things to all people. in the year 2023, it s astonishing to me that you answered that question without mentioning the word slavery.
the new york times reports that nationwide raids to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants are set to begin on sunday. this according to homeland security officials. the operation had been postponed because immigration officials were resistant to the plan. the raids which will be conducted by i.c.e. officials several days will include collateral deportations for imfwrants who happen to be on the scene of the raid even though they themselves are not targets of the raids. the times reports family members arrested together will be held in family detention centers in texas and pennsylvania. but due to limited space, some might end up at hotels until their travel documents are ready. officials said i.c.e. targets were targeting 2,000 immigrants who have been deported. the paper notes the operation is
remarkable that you really don t see many republicans running on the tax bill that they passed last year, which is the president s signature legislative accomplishment. a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that polling has found that the tax cuts, which of course disproportionately benefitted they re increasingly popular with the american public, not a winning argument. you talk about these politics of fear and it s also important to note that this isn t just about a political strategy to secure votes and mobilize the republican base. all of this is ultimately in the service of the president s immigration agenda. in the service of enacting a very draconian immigration law that not only would crack down on undocumented immigrants already in the country, but also try to scale back even legal immigration. and so those are the policy implications of the way in which they re trying to change the way that their base and if not the broader public perceives the issue of immigration
country. absolutely. i took a look at republican political ads. i think what they really revealed is just how far the party has gone to embrace the president s rhetoric and agenda when it comes to immigration, as you said, it extends to people of color, not just hispanic but also african-americans. and the themes that were very clear, trying to link immigrants to violence crime. there was such an emphasis on ms-13 and some of the clips you played there. and that s juxtaposed with these republican canada tats touting their support for trump s border wall. so that what tells you is that the party s fully embraced the politics of fear. i think it s also worth pointing out, of course, that imfwrants, according to most studies are less likely to commit violent crime than native born americans, and also that ms-13 accounts for less than 1% of gangs in the u.s. so it really is about spreading paranoia. we had this conversation a few times on this show before.