Echoes of Past Battles on Immigration Ring Through Current Debate
Posted on AllSides July 27th, 2014
From The Left
Up in arms about being forced to provide emergency housing for a flood of immigrants entering the country illegally, voters turned to the ballot box to punish elected officials they faulted for failing to resolve the crisis. The backlash was swift, costing Bill Clinton his 1980 bid for a second term as Arkansas governor in the aftermath of the boatlift from Mariel, Cuba.
The continuing fight over how to handle tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors arriving at the Texas border from across Central America is not the first time...
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