Wall Street Journal: “Four years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump rode to the Republican nomination and then the White House on a platform centered around curbing illegal immigration and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. But in 2020, Mr. Trump has placed less emphasis on the issue that dominated both his rise in politics and much of his first term as president.”
“A Wall Street Journal review found that immigration was the fourth most mentioned issue in Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign TV ads but has barely cracked the top 10 this cycle, according to data from political ad tracker Kantar/CMAG. The Trump campaign has instead focused on violence that has erupted at some protests around the country, jobs, government spending and China. Notably, terrorism—the third most mentioned issue in Mr. Trump’s 2016 ads and one he often connected to immigration four years ago—isn’t among the top 10 most mentioned issues in 2020.”