Border Wars: The Right’s Hard Turn on Immigration

This week, we endeavor to answer a question Benedict has foolishly asked a number of times, when did the republican party take a hard turn against immigration. As many listeners might guess already, the answer is largely that they already sucked to begin with.

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Show Links:

History of Border Vigilantes: https://time.com/6141322/border-vigilantes-militias-us-mexico-immigrants/

More border vigilantes: https://theintercept.com/2019/04/23/border-militia-migrants/

Michael Savage is a racist creep: https://www.mediamatters.org/michael-savage/savages-trifecta-smears-hispanics-gays-and-jews

Rush Limbaugh is also a racist creep: https://www.mediamatters.org/rush-limbaugh/limbaugh-claimed-democratic-party-inviting-al-qaeda-come-over-southern-border-so

Neo-Nazis in border militias: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2005/minutemen-other-anti-immigrant-militia-groups-stake-out-arizona-border

Vice Documentary on the murder of Raul and Bresinia Flores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtBtI3lkqc