Chuck DarwinThe three leading Democratic contenders facing off for #Illinois' open Senate seat on Tuesday have
✅ vowed to extensively reform or eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
-- a reflection of how the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota earlier this year have elevated immigration as a top issue for the party in this year's midterm elections.
A strong stance against Donald Trump's immigration policies has worked elsewhere. 💪🏽
💥In New Jersey, Analilia #Mejia won a special congressional Democratic primary in a crowded field on a pledge to abolish ICE, the lead agency sending masked and heavily armed officers into U.S. cities to enforce Trump's aggressive deportation targets.
Such positions might be perilous for Democrats as the general elections loom in November,
though that risk may be less pronounced in Illinois,
a reliable Democratic stronghold where a Republican has not won statewide office since 2014.
Retiring Senator Dick #Durbin, 81, has been a titan in the liberal wing of the Senate for decades and a staunch defender of immigrant rights, pushing for legislation to give immigrants who came to the U.S. as children a pathway to citizenship.
The leading candidates to replace Durbin have taken up immigration reform, especially of ICE,
👉as Trump's approval rating on the issue has declined from 50% a year ago to just 39% at the end of February,
according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.
U.S. Rep. Raja #Krishnamoorthi wants to "abolish Trump's ICE."
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana #Stratton, who marched with protesters during a deportation blitz in Chicago last fall, has called for eliminating the agency outright.
U.S. Representative Robin #Kelly has gone even further, saying the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, should be "dismantled," and its outgoing secretary, Kristi Noem, impeached.
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