Why Democrats Failed on Immigration | Roundtable

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Steve Hayes is joined by Kevin Williamson, Jonah Goldberg, and Grayson Logue to discuss recent reporting on the Biden administration’s handling of the asylum crisis and the Vanity Fair interview with top Trump administration staff. The Agenda:—Reporting on Biden’s immigration failure—Indecision in the Biden admin—Fixing the asylum crisis—When Democrats gave up—Susie Wiles’ interview with Vanity Fair—Distracting from Trump’s obscenities—Loyalty in Trump’s second term—The strange affordability address—NWYT: Holiday roadtrip tips The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠⁠click here⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.2	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes.
1:22.3	On this week's roundtable, we'll discuss how the Biden administration bungled immigration and the consequences on policy and politics for the country.
1:26.2	Then we'll look at Donald Trump's chief of staff,
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