The Coming Immigration Clash
Both sides of this battle have been primed for success. Immigration restrictionists view Trump's election as national validation of their cause. Meanwhile, many of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. had expected a path to legalization or citizenship by now. The Senate passed legislation with such a path in 2013 by more than 2 to 1.
As Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, told the New York Times, the Trump forces and pro-immigrant activists are now engaged in a game of "chicken." If neither side veers off course, the resulting crash could rattle the nation.
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