Source: The Hill
by Ilya Somin
“Growing public awareness of ICE abuses has made the agency very unpopular. Recent survey data indicates that large majorities disapprove of it, and a large minority — almost 40 percent in a recent tracking poll — already wants to abolish it. Yet most Democrats have hesitated to call for the agency’s abolition, probably for fear of seeming to be soft on crime. Immigrant crime was an effective issue for Trump in 2024. But opponents can avoid such accusations by combining abolition of ICE with reallocation of its funds to ordinary police, which would undercut accusations of being pro-criminal or anti-law enforcement. This could greatly expand support for abolition.” [editor’s note: Why not abolish both? – TLK] (08/27/25)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5471976-abolish-ice-and-give-the-money-to-real-cops/