The Victor Davis Hanson Show The Obscene and the Obsequious
Feb 2, 2024
Discussions on police attacked by illegals in NYC, truckers supporting the border, Americans killed in Jordan, Harvard's plagiarist diversity tsar, Cori Bush hiring husband, and governor Newsom fangirling Biden
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Immigration As Electoral Strategy
- Large illegal immigration flows appear politically motivated to register new voters and access state services.
- Hanson argues officials may be enabling registration via DMV and welfare offices so newcomers receive mailed ballots and votes.
Border Fixes Without New Laws
- Hanson says the administration could reinstate Trump's border protocols without Congress.
- He names actions: end catch-and-release, require asylum applications in Mexico, pressure Mexico's president, and resume wall construction.
Why Truckers Mobilize And Their Limits
- Independent truckers embody rugged individualism and feel they have leverage by massing their fleets.
- Hanson doubts a Texas-to-border convoy will solve the problem but notes public elites and courts often repel such movements.