Democrats seek to reframe border debate: The Note
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A range of immigration advocates and their allies in Congress are arguing that it doesn’t have to be this way for Democrats.
The TAKE with Rick Klein
It has the trappings of an intraparty rebellion: Warnings of a migrant surge that will overwhelm authorities, battleground-state Democrats saying the Biden administration doesn't have a plan -- and even an in-cycle senator from New Hampshire traveling to the Mexican border to call for an expansion of the Trump border wall.
But a range of immigration advocates and their allies in Congress are arguing that it doesn't have to be this way for Democrats. Heading into the midterms, they see a chance for their party to go on offense in selling what the administration has done and what they still plan to do to help immigrants, while also supporting border security.
"Democrats should speak to the Democratic coalition -- not to Republican voters," Frank Sharry, executive director of the immigration reform group America's Voice, told ABC News. "If Democrats panic, they lose. If they lean in with strength, they win."
