The Ways the Left Exploits Illegal Immigration for Electoral Gain

The Ways the Left Exploits Illegal Immigration for Electoral Gain
A sign reading "Vote Here" points toward a polling place for the 2018 Minnesota primary election at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 14, 2018. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Simon Hankinson
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Why does the Biden administration want open borders so badly? For three very big reasons. One is ideology, which I covered in my last column. Another is extortion, which I will cover in my next column. But this week, I look at how the left uses illegal immigration to give itself an unfair electoral advantage.
Simon Hankinson
Simon Hankinson
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Simon Hankinson, a former foreign service officer with the State Department, is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center.