Democrats have learned nothing on immigration

Published May 6, 2025 9:22am ET



Freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) may have had the political intuition to co-sponsor the Laken Riley Act, but he is still a Democrat, which means his true loyalty lies in maintaining open borders, hence his tweet on Cinco de Mayo calling for a mass amnesty for the literally millions of illegal immigrants former President Joe Biden allowed into the country.

“Why don’t we make them pay a $5k fine, go through a background check and give them a work visa for a few years, renewable with good behavior,” Gallego posted on X in response to a story about President Donald Trump’s new program that pays illegal immigrants in the United States $1,000 to return to their home countries.

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