Democrats haven't abolished ICE, just their message about it (Shhhhh...)

NBC News ^ | 11/03/18 | Adam Edelman

[Libloather]

Less than five months ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, promising a bold progressive agenda — including calls to abolish ICE — won a stunning upset in a House Democratic primary. Days later, fellow New York Democrats Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Bill de Blasio joined her, demanding an end to the federal agency tasked with immigration enforcement. Others quickly linked themselves to the movement.

But now? With just days to go before the midterm elections, the "Abolish ICE" issue has all but vanished from the radar.

**SNIP**

Trump quickly went on the offense, tweeting over several summer days that "the radical left Dems" wanted to get rid of ICE. "We will NOT stand for these vile Democrat smears in law enforcement," the president said. "If you get rid of ICE, you're going to have a country that you’re going to be afraid to walk out of your house." It had an effect.

[Libloather]

Gillibrand - who in June told CNN that Congress should "get rid of" ICE and "start over" - said at a debate against her Republican opponent Chele Farley in October that she only wanted to "fix the broken system" of ICE. Warren, who in late June had called for ICE to be abolished, echoed that in a debate against her own general election opponent last month, saying only, "I want to see this agency reformed."

They're all fake.

[Jim W N]

They're all LIARS!!!

[Trump20162020]

An AP poll from late August showed only 25% of Democrats want to abolish ICE.

It's an extremely fringe position with less public support than abolishing the IRS, and abolishing the IRS is always presented as being extremely fringe by the media.

[Reno89519]

Need lots of ads that feature these choice, now buried campaign promises and commitments—end ICE, open borders, support sanctuary cities, raise taxes, impeach Trump, etc. We need to remind voters so they can hold them accountable.

[Steely Tom]

They want to end it, and they will end it.

The next time he Democrats gain power, they will do these things:

• bring in between 50 and 100 million third-world immigrants with no education or skills
• attempt (again) to do away with secret balloting in Federal elections
• institute a per-mile tax on all driving in America
• allow Sharia law to be enforced in areas of our country that have high Muslim population densities
• encourage violence against Christians wherever possible and thwart prosecution of the attackers
• pass a new round of anti-firearm, anti-self-defense laws in violation of the Second Amendment