General Discussion

betsuni

(28,510 posts)

18. Yes he has, concerned about competition, lower wages for American workers. Opposed 2007 immigration reform bill.

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:03 AM

Yesterday

Last edited Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:17 AM - Edit history (1)

Evolved on the issue over the years, shifted more to the Democratic side (like with gun control), but now maybe back to breaking with Democrats Original Recipe. .

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Cha sheshe2

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Sanders breaks with Democrats, praises Trump's border policy on podcast [View all] RandySF Monday OP

Bernie is even older than Biden or Trump.... Jack Valentino Monday #1

"Hitler wannabe".. made the gop shutdown Cha Yesterday #8

He said this in 2025, not 2016. RandySF Yesterday #9

YEAH, and he is a lot older in 2025 than he was in 2016 Jack Valentino Yesterday #13

Politicians exploited the issue too long leftstreet Monday #2

Bernie Sanders The Tim Dillon Show - You can hear the question and full answer ... cliffside Yesterday #3

Sounds like the bosses are calling in their chits Prairie Gates Yesterday #4

Are you sure it's not AI? 2naSalit Yesterday #5

"'Doing nothing is not an option': Biden blasts Republicans as border deal appears dead" Cha Yesterday #6

I like Bernie and a lot of things he says, BUT B.See Yesterday #20

Right? It wasn't fair to Pres Biden and Biden Cha Yesterday #22

No, he doesn't. B.See Yesterday #23

Did you listen to the podcast or are you just going by an inflammatory headline? questionseverything 22 hrs ago #28

The question is, did you read my response, because B.See 18 hrs ago #35

"Satisfactory enough " questionseverything 17 hrs ago #37

Right. Satisfactory enough (IMO)... B.See 17 hrs ago #38

"broke with his party?" He is not a Democrat question everything Yesterday #7

He was BETTER than a lot of 'Democrats' from the liberal point of view---- Jack Valentino Yesterday #14

Irrelevant. The Democratic party is not his party so there was nothing to "break." question everything 22 hrs ago #25

Biden should have tightened the border instead of waiting for Congress dalton99a Yesterday #10

Fuckhead Traitor Killed the Bill so Cha Yesterday #12

How soon they forget. GoodRaisin Yesterday #19

See post 41 n/t Polybius 8 hrs ago #42

Mid 2024! Polybius 8 hrs ago #41

I agree about Democrats needing to be tough on this issue JI7 Yesterday #16

Sanders has usually been negative about immigration JI7 Yesterday #11

All those 'white men' who support "medicaid for all" ??? NO, Jack Valentino Yesterday #15

Yes he has, concerned about competition, lower wages for American workers. Opposed 2007 immigration reform bill. betsuni Yesterday #18

Sanders has the same views as 60 years ago JI7 Yesterday #21

Agree. Politically convenient. betsuni Yesterday #24

Why the disappointment? He has always been his own man. Sometimes agrees with the Democrats question everything 22 hrs ago #26

Disappointed about what? betsuni 21 hrs ago #30

He's still deluded by 2016 thinking he can win over MAGA voters when fact of the matter is... W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #29

Exactly why I didn't support him in 2016. Not my kind of progressive. nt Blasphemer Yesterday #17

The border became a "wedge issue" that maga used to club President Biden with. Omnipresent 22 hrs ago #27

What was being shown daily on TV JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #31

Huh? Mike Nelson 21 hrs ago #32

Note to Bernie. It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. Albert Camus Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #33

He's correct. Biden waited too long to secure the border pinkstarburst 21 hrs ago #34

Agreed. While the buck ultimately stops with Biden, it appears that his first chief of staff, Ron Klain, played a big Midwestern Democrat 11 hrs ago #40

Oh good God. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #36

He's not wrong that things went to off too long HOWEVER EllieBC 16 hrs ago #39