Everybody seems agreed that we should put the brakes on the volume of illegal immigrants coming across the southern border. I don't want to imply that all illegal immigrants come across the southern border, but—the public generally wants to slow down their numbers, or stop them entirely.
Then, many voters don't want the total volume of immigrants to remain this high. There was a feeling that recent administrations were lax about immigrants in general.
A third class of immigrants is skilled immigrants, who present their special qualifications or training as part of their case for being granted immigrant status.
Well, a lot Trump's helpers in the administration seem to be of this description, and chief among them is, of course, Musk. As Musk stretches the limits of the tolerance for skilled immigrants among the population, might xenophobic Republicans begin to view all women and minorities in the Trump camp with disfavor and dislike? Tulsa Gabbard, Vivek Kumaraswamy, Kash Patel are all among Trump Administration members who might be viewed as targets of the recent conservative hostility: women, birthright citizenship, skilled immigrants, etc.
One group that has escaped particular notice is the group that shows large capital resources, which qualified them to be citizens because of their capital resources. Musk seems to be one of those.
But of course, Trump has prided himself on being inconsistent. 'Keep 'em guessing,' has been his motto. But his supporters are far more consistent, at least on some matters. This might spell problems for the Republicans in future elections.
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