Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Republicans Fear Both Voters and Immigrants

The party’s war against the election results bodes ill for the prospects of immigration reform.

November 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

April 2013, the last time immigration reform had a chance in Washington.
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There was a rosy scenario about immigration reform, before November, that went something like this: Republicans would lose both the White House and congressional seats. Cast out of power, they would once again look up to find the Sword of Demographics hovering above their grey heads. This time, Republicans would be scared enough to act — ignoring the howls of their nativist base and cutting a deal on immigration.

Oh well.