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    Will moving to the middle on immigration deliver electoral success to Democrats in 2024?

    by David Lauter, Los Angeles Times Feb 18, 2024 4 minutes
    Democratic U.S. House candidate Tom Suozzi celebrates his victory in the special election to replace Republican Rep. George Santos on Feb. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, New York. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a race closely watched nationally as the presidential race heats up.

    WASHINGTON — For a decade, starting with President Barack Obama's reelection and accelerating during Donald Trump's years in office, Democrats moved to the left on immigration issues, downplaying border enforcement and advocating for the rights of migrants to seek asylum in the U.S.

    For a time, the public moved with them. The harsh enforcement measures pushed by Trump, especially the separation of children from their families at the border, generated an intense backlash among voters.

    Polls during Trump's tenure found a steady increase in Americans who favored more immigration and legalization for those who had entered the U.S. without papers.

    That's all changed.

    As the number of has risen to

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