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Rob Finnerty did what too few in the mainstream media have the courage to do: he held a mirror up to Democratic politicians and showed their immigration hypocrisy for all to see. On his show he contrasted the tough talk and policies Democrats once embraced with the soft-on-border, sanctuary-friendly positions they cheerlead today, and the contrast is as glaring as it is politically convenient.
Look at the record: Bill Clinton loudly proclaimed that “we are a nation of immigrants, but we’re also a nation of laws,” and his administration pushed through the 1996 reforms that toughened deportation rules and workplace enforcement. That wasn’t empty rhetoric — Clinton signed laws that treated immigration violations with the seriousness they deserve, and he publicly defended deportations and cracking down on illegal hiring.
Barack Obama, often portrayed by the left as soft on enforcement, oversaw millions of removals and even touted focusing enforcement on criminals — the so-called “felons not families” approach — while promising to tighten up who would be prioritized for deportation. To call him the “deporter in chief” is to acknowledge a fact the left would rather forget when it suits their narrative.
Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden have all said tough things on paper too, from tougher employer sanctions to jailing those who knowingly hire illegal workers, and yet the party’s posture has shifted dramatically in practice. Democrats who once promised to “bring them out of the shadows” and deport violent offenders now spend their time attacking ICE and defending sanctuary policies — a shameful flip-flop driven by politics, not principle.
Finnerty rightly slammed that change as not just political opportunism but a betrayal of the rule of law and of American citizens who expect elected leaders to protect borders and public safety. When commentators and party leaders rewrite history to excuse lawlessness, hardworking Americans lose faith in our institutions and in the people who run them.
Worse, as Finnerty pointed out, there’s a cynical political calculus behind the left’s retreat from enforcement: importing voters and reshaping the electorate to win elections. It’s an ugly calculation that treats immigration as an electoral strategy rather than the serious national-security and economic issue it truly is, and conservatives must keep shouting that truth from the rooftops.
Patriots who love this country should be furious — not at immigrants, but at a political class that treats law and order like a campaign prop. We need leaders committed to enforcement, accountability, and a secure border, and we must hold Democrats and establishment Republicans alike to the promises they make when they think no one is watching.
