A resurfaced recording from a 1995 radio address has drawn renewed attention to Bill Clintons hardline rhetoric on illegal immigration, including a pledge to dramatically escalate deportations.
According to Sean Hannity, the archived clip captures the former Democratic president vowing to triple the number of deportations of illegal immigrants as part of his administrations enforcement strategy. In the address, Clinton insisted that those in the country unlawfully should be removed whether theyre guilty or innocent of crimes in order to uphold federal immigration law.
The remarks, which stand in stark contrast to todays Democratic Party orthodoxy on border enforcement, have ignited debate over how dramatically the left has shifted on immigration in just a few decades. Many conservatives argue that Clintons words underscore that robust deportation policies were once bipartisan common sense, not the subject of partisan outrage.
The clip gained fresh traction online after Fox News highlighted the 1995 address, prompting widespread sharing across social media platforms. For critics of the Biden administrations lax border policies, the resurfaced audio serves as a reminder that securing the border and enforcing immigration law were once priorities openly embraced by leading Democrats.
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