Category Archives: Immigration

Abolishing ICE Is a Pragmatic Solution to Protect American Democracy

Posted on January 19, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course, there are some who want to abolish ICE who do want completely open borders, but many simply want ICE to go away because some of us have been warning people for years (I wrote about this in 2017) … Continue reading →

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Immigration and the Congressional Failure to Write Binding Law

Posted on December 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, a change in presidential administration should not lead to such qualitative changes in policy. While this might be stating the obvious, what has struck me about the radical change in U.S. immigration policy is that much of it–not all … Continue reading →

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When (Grand) Jury Nullification Is a Good Thing

Posted on July 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Historically, jury nullification–when a jury returns a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law–has been used to allow very bad people (e.g., murderers of Black people during the Jim Crow and segregation eras) … Continue reading →

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Pleasantly Surprised by Discontent at ICE

Posted on July 11, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In this Atlantic article about the discontent among ICE employees, it’s interesting to note that many of the employees interviewed think it’s stupid to continue “arresting gardeners.” While I’m no fan of ICE as currently constituted (to say the least), … Continue reading →

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The Majority of Americans Want Due Process for Undocumented Immigrants

Posted on June 24, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

But the subgroups are doozies. From PRRI: The party-based results aren’t surprising–the Republican Cinematic Universe is bad for your brain. And religion also has a huge effect: This is why it’s important to realize that we’re dealing with white Christian … Continue reading →

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Officer Friendly? Or a Kidnapper?

Posted on June 23, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

“We’re just your friendly neighborhood officers” There are a lot of wealthy–not rich, but just wealthy–people who really need to figure out that having unidentified internal security forces grabbing people off the street puts them at risk for kidnapping for … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Own Private Army

Posted on June 19, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Over seven years ago, some asshole with a blog noted the following about ICE (boldface added): The problem is similar to that of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Most DEA officials want to stop drug manufacturers. Most are not interested … Continue reading →

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The ‘Popularist Pollsters’ Got It Wrong on Immigration

Posted on June 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And why that matters. The last couple of weeks have made it clear that the current professional Democrat strategy of ‘popularism’, which is to say, poll-driven politics failed, at least when it comes to immigration. Yes, people, when asked about … Continue reading →

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When Mistakes Aren’t Mistaken: the Denaturalization Edition

Posted on November 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Republicans are going to ruin citizens’ lives (boldface mine): One initiative, smaller in scale but potentially devastating in its impact, will be aimed at immigrants who have become naturalized U.S. citizens… But even “documented” immigrants will not be safe, because … Continue reading →

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Why Are Professional Democrats So Bad at Politics? The Immigration Edition

Posted on February 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Regarding the recent failed immigration bill, Greg Sargent notes (boldface mine): You’ve probably heard that Donald Trump has “tightened his grip on the Republican Party,” or that he’s “bent the party to his will.” Pundits repeat such formulations constantly, because, … Continue reading →

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