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Since Donald Trump’s return to office, ICE and DEA agents have intensified immigration enforcement, conducting door-to-door sweeps in Colorado.

Initially targeting suspected criminals, recent operations now question all residents, regardless of warrants. A Denver apartment complex saw widespread searches, sparking protests and fear among undocumented families.

Activists and attorneys are mobilizing to inform residents of their rights. Schools report growing student anxiety.

Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, confirmed a broad crackdown, declaring, “If you’re in the country illegally, you’re on the table.”

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you come to one quarter? They got almost half of registered voters, even if you count elegible but unregistered it would be one third. Plenty of kids, felons, etc who can't vote and might or might not support the shitshow.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They got half of the people who cast a ballot.

~~But almost half of the eligible voters didn't vote at all~~

Edit: correction, almost 1/3 of eligible voters didn't vote Source

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was it that bad? The only figure I know is 160M registered voters, and 150M people voted.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might want to re-check your sources.

voter turnout nationally in 2024 was 63.9 percent

Source:Council on Foreign Relations

 

Roughly 81 million eligible voters did not cast a ballot.

Source: wikipedia

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My sources are fine, you are talking about elegible, I talked about registered.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The fact remains that the eligible voters could have voted if they chose to.

And, instead, they sat out and allowed the current bullshit situation to happen.

Getting registered is not a difficult task.

They chose not to.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I agree, they are complicit.