ICE abolition is necessary but a weak argument to rally around. people will forget the abuse and cruelty, and the core problem we face is not ICE. it is that we have a underclass of millions of people who do not enjoy a stable life with the full freedom that citizenship offers. i don't want mass deportations, but i don't want the undocumented status quo. i think the strongest argument will be to argue firmly for MASS AMNESTY. ##### copying from my bsky posts: when they tell you there will be no amnesty you should understand that the necessary policy response on our side is mass amnesty, not simply opposing ICE and resisting deportations **the far right would love for democrats to simply keep undocumented immigrants in legal limbo while their numbers grow.** republicans have explicitly and intentionally shot down efforts at immigration reform. they have shot down attempts to fix the system (recent bipartisan Lankford bill under Biden). they know they can flood the system until it breaks and stoke fear and anger that let them deport everyone if your major policy demand is first and foremost "abolish ICE" you are walking into the trap that they have set. yes, abolish ICE. but if abolish ICE is our slogan, they're going to catch you on your back foot asking how you'll solve the illegal immigrant problem. play offense! demand amnesty. trump loses approval points on immigration when ICE cruelty makes it into the news. but then guess what, people forget the cruelty and remember that illegal immigration, to them, is a problem they want solved, and the approval goes back on up Vance has directly suggested throwing away the Constitution in favor of allowing the electoral winner to ignore restrictions in order to deport people and his saying that was barely controversial do you really think we can continue on the Obama path?