Homeland Security Now 'Stoking Fear' Domestically, Say Democrats
The BBC excitedly reports that 'more than 250 arrested in Charlotte as US immigration crackdown escalates,' citing local Democratic leaders who claim federal agents are 'stoking fear.' One might wonder where these Charlotte Democrats have been since, oh, say, the 1990s. This 'crackdown' isn't some rogue operation; it's the logical extension of hyper-militarized border policies the Democratic Party
has largely supported, funded, and often expanded (see: Clinton's Operation Hold the Line, Obama's record deportations). This isn't an 'escalation' so much as the chickens coming home to roost in a new zip code. The 'fear' wasn't invented in Charlotte; it's a feature, not a bug, of a system designed to deter by intimidation. The Border Patrol (now ICE, thanks to post-9/11 'security' overreach) has
been a domestic policing arm for years, with ever-expanding jurisdiction. Suddenly, when it affects their voters directly, the 'stoking fear' narrative becomes inconveniently clear for Democratic leaders who previously voted for the budget lines funding this very fear.