Source: The Dispatch
by Zaid Jilani
“Debates about immigration, assimilation, and the way American communities are changed by foreign-born newcomers are fair. What happened over the past few days, however, was not. Earlier this week, [JD] Vance and other leading Republicans escalated their panic. They were no longer telling a story of a small town grappling with social and demographic change. Rather, they turned up the rhetoric, depicting a place where vicious invaders were destroying the American way of life, one animal at a time. … I know that when it’s campaign time, partisans on both sides are often overcome with a sense that anything is justified because you sincerely believe your party is better suited for governing than the other one. The ends justify the means. But consider this: Millions of people now believe that immigrants are butchering their beloved cats and dogs. How will those people approach immigrants — or people they think are immigrants — if that’s what they believe?” (09/12/24)
https://thedispatch.com/article/magas-anti-haitian-cat-panic-isnt-really-about-immigration/