@Ramon67 Billions were spent on ICE to collect all of them and deport them. "Over 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the U.S. since January 2025, including more than 605,000 deportations and approximately 1.9 million who self-deported." I don't think many of them are left. Certainly not enough of them to sway an election result.
They got more votes. But since you're probably wondering WHY they did, the answers are pretty varied, but the core one is the Republicans once again ignoring the needs and desires of the people who voted them into office. That's hardly unique to Republicans, of course; recall Obama seeing a vast swathe of the electorate suddenly unemployed and struggling to meet even basic expenses, then saying "What these people need is government health insurance!". It's the kind of thing that makes you wonder if there's not something in the air in DC that just destroys any connection you have with the concerns of ordinary people.
The question now is whether the Democrats will take the correct lesson from this, or assume that what the country wants is MORE sexist and racist bigotry. I suppose we'll see.
@FloorGenAdm Actually now that the Democrats are back in the picture, the world war/civil war clock has moved backwards. DT missed the boat on that one, although he still has 1.5 months left to do something drastic.
@inked ICE agents are absent from 2026 US midterm polling sites after DOJ barred them from monitoring amid voter intimidation concerns. Yup
Doesn't look like Illegals are much of an issue to me. What do you think?
"Latest ICE Arrests Update – September 18, 2026
The latest update on ICE arrests in New York is that federal immigration authorities reported 2,197 arrests during Operation Rotten Apple, a month-long enforcement operation that ran from late July through August 29, 2026. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the results on September 1, with DHS saying the operation targeted immigrants across New York, including New York City and surrounding regions. Federal officials highlighted individuals with criminal records among those arrested. The 2,197 figure refers to arrests, not deportations, and individual cases can proceed through immigration detention, bond hearings and immigration-court proceedings. As of September 18, 2026, no newer official statewide arrest total has replaced this figure."
@inked Whoa.. your lumping me in with redneck VS redneck and nope, that isn't me. lol How would democrats ramp up deportations when republicans are running things? and if reps had won, well then dems would be out of the picture.. again.. fortunately they aren't this time around.