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Immigration & Border Policy

Posts from Oct 1 12:00 pm to Oct 2 12:45 pm ET · last 24 hours · updated Oct 2 1:54 pm ET

"Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm" gained 5 points over the last 12 hours vs the 12 hours before, as "Secure borders and mass deportations" fell 5.

THE NARRATIVES

NARRATIVE	POSTS	VIEWS	REPLY RATE	LINKS	WHO THEY NAME
Secure borders and mass deportations Governments must strictly secure borders against cartels and carry out large-scale deportations of undocumented…	53%	53%	1.5×	20%	United States 60%, President Trump 50%
Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm Aggressive immigration crackdowns, detention surges, and revoking protected status create humanitarian crises and…	47%	47%	0.4×	67%	President Trump 56%, Renee Good 33%

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

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…”

Secure borders and mass deportations REBUTTED BY Secure borders and mass deportations

“Over the past 50 years at least 23m people born in Latin America migrated to the United States. It was the largest sustained flow of…”
→ “@TheEconomist The global activists at the Economist are upset that Americans don’t want their country overrun with foreigners. Trump was…”

SOURCES

“Enforcement surges cause humanitarian harm” links out in 67% of its posts; “Secure borders and mass deportations” in 20%.

KEY MOMENTS

Oct 1 12:00 pm — White House claims Trump reversed Biden border policies
Oct 1 6:00 pm — Secure borders narrative overtakes humanitarian concerns online

Based on a sample of public X posts — tracked accounts plus keyword searches — not all activity on X. · Built Oct 15 7:23 am ET · dividedview.com