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Immigration & Border Policy

Posts from Sep 30 12:00 pm to Oct 2 12:45 pm ET · last 48 hours · updated Oct 2 1:54 pm ET

Posts favoring Conservative gained 12.2 points over the last 24 hours compared with the 24 before, as posts favoring neither side fell 11.6.

THE NARRATIVES

NARRATIVEPOSTSVIEWSREPLY RATELINKSWHO THEY NAME
Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm
Aggressive immigration crackdowns, detention surges, and revoking protected status create humanitarian crises and…
58%54%0.7×57%Donald Trump 50%, Renee Good 29%
Secure borders and mass deportations
Governments must strictly secure borders against cartels and carry out large-scale deportations of undocumented…
42%46%1.3×20%United States 60%, Donald Trump 50%

Posts: share of the posts carrying a narrative. Views: share of the views its original posts drew (reposts left out, as they carry their original’s views). Reply rate: replies per view on those originals, against the report’s average. Links: share of its posts linking to an outside site.

THE ARGUMENT

“Secure borders and mass deportations” draws replies at 1.3× the report's rate; the busiest line is “Secure borders and mass deportations” rebutting “Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm”.

Secure borders and mass deportations REBUTTED BY Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm
“Some Republican lawmakers have begun to criticize ICE's actions, including Florida Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, who said certain…”
→ “@CBSNews @camiloreports How about every time due process was violated? How about shooting people who "might" be valid suspects, even if…”
Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm REBUTTED BY Secure borders and mass deportations
“GOP Sen. Jim Justice urged ICE to dial back enforcement sweeps, joining the chorus of criticism of a recent crackdown that has roiled rural…”
→ “@politico Nope. Do more.”

SOURCES

“Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm” links out in 57% of its posts; “Secure borders and mass deportations” in 20%.

KEY MOMENTS

  1. Sep 30 6:00 pm — France and UK scrap proposed migrant agreement
  2. Oct 1 8:00 am — Supreme Court to review Trump mandatory detention policy
  3. Oct 1 12:00 pm — White House contrasts Trump border record with Biden administration
  4. Oct 2 6:00 am — Malaysia expels nearly 1,500 refugees from Myanmar

Based on a sample of public X posts — tracked accounts plus keyword searches — not all activity on X. · Built Oct 15 6:22 am ET · dividedview.com