No. 29 of 108
July 12, 2025
In a recent Gallup poll (June 2-26), 79 percent said immigration is “a good thing”. 30 percent said immigration should be decreased, compared to 55 percent in 2024. 78 percent endorsed the idea that immigrants who are already in the country should be granted citizenship if they meet certain requirements over time. 62 percent dislike the measures taken to forcibly remove immigrants, while 35 percent approve. Scenes of tense confrontations continue, in the news. On Friday, a federal judge ordered that probable cause is required, and persons cannot be stopped or detained based on race, spoken language, or occupation. (Perhaps in response to recent rulings by the Supremes, this ruling is limited to the seven-county jurisdiction which includes Los Angeles and surrounding areas.) In polls, respondents identifying as Republicans are significantly less likely to support immigration and significantly more likely to support measures by the Administration. The Administration is reportedly split on whether to work something out to avoid mass arrests and removal of migrant agricultural workers, receiving heavy industry lobbying. The Agricultural Secretary said Medicaid recipients can take their place in the fields. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms in central U.S. bring the threat of danger and damage by flooding, hail, high winds and tornados. There is intense rainfall and heat dome collapse in central Europe. Rains falling at a rate of 4-4.5 inches/hour flooded Tokyo yesterday during the rush hour.
Americans, by and large, save their desire for extremes to things like binge watching, (mostly watching) extreme sports, and excessively large portions of food. (Binge purchases are waning due to the tariff wars.) In everyday life, Americans seek stability and normalness, measuring “extreme” or “normal” through their personal experiences. In times that are, by their very nature, insecure, unsteady, teetering even, folx can’t necessarily say or agree or even know how to think about what will return normalcy or what would be an even better norm. They certainly do know what is too much, too far, too harmful, too extreme. How? By seeing, hearing, feeling, experiencing… then, knowing.
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