DeSantis calls for ‘deadly force’ against suspected drug traffickers

DeSantis calls for ‘deadly force’ against suspected drug traffickers
- June 27, 2023
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The New York Times, June 27, 2023
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“The bulk of the proposal is the usual laundry list of Republican talking points that have not been successful, either in Congress or in the court of public opinion,” said [Professor] Louis DeSipio, a political scientist at the University of California, Irvine, citing the idea to end birthright citizenship, among other proposals. “The purpose is probably not a serious policy debate but instead to focus on an issue that is a weakness for Biden and a sensitive one for Trump.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/us/politics/ron-desantis-border-drug-traffickers.html.
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