So, when Johnson rose to speak on the House floor Wednesday — his first such speech since being elected speaker — and began to talk about immigration, it was through the lens of a politician seeking to effect a political outcome.
Johnson’s speech went on at some length, focusing on Republican resistance to new legislation aimed at addressing the border and his party’s efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
That “by design” line is eyebrow-raising, given the popularity on the right of the conspiracy theory that Democrats are throwing open the entry doors to the country for some putative future political gain.
This idea that immigrants are inherently frightening is a key part of the Republican discussion of the border, given that it heightens a sense of urgency and failure regarding the administration.
It’s all framing: Johnson wants listeners to hear the phrase “military aged” and assume that the immigrants are dangerous and intend to harm Americans.
So, a 24-year-old guy looking for work who comes into the United States is suddenly lumped into an imaginary army of invaders — bolstering not only Johnson’s rhetoric but the argument of Republicans such as Texas Gov.
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So, when Johnson rose to speak on the House floor Wednesday — his first such speech since being elected speaker — and began to talk about immigration, it was through the lens of a politician seeking to effect a political outcome.
Johnson’s speech went on at some length, focusing on Republican resistance to new legislation aimed at addressing the border and his party’s efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
That “by design” line is eyebrow-raising, given the popularity on the right of the conspiracy theory that Democrats are throwing open the entry doors to the country for some putative future political gain.
This idea that immigrants are inherently frightening is a key part of the Republican discussion of the border, given that it heightens a sense of urgency and failure regarding the administration.
It’s all framing: Johnson wants listeners to hear the phrase “military aged” and assume that the immigrants are dangerous and intend to harm Americans.
So, a 24-year-old guy looking for work who comes into the United States is suddenly lumped into an imaginary army of invaders — bolstering not only Johnson’s rhetoric but the argument of Republicans such as Texas Gov.
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