Democratic Party
PartisanSeverityHigh
7/10
ThenOctober 26, 2006
“90 Democratic members of Congress voted for the 2006 Secure Fence Act authorizing 700 miles of border fencing, including senators Obama, Clinton, and Schumer.”
Top Democrats voted for border fencing, with Schumer calling illegal immigration 'wrong, plain and simple'
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/23/mick-mulvaney/fact-check-did-top-democrats-vote-border-wall-2006/NowJanuary 8, 2019
“Democrats unanimously opposed Trump's border wall, with many calling any physical border barrier immoral, racist, or unnecessary.”
Democrats who previously voted for 700 miles of border fencing now opposed border barriers entirely, triggering a government shutdown
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jan/09/donald-trump/trump-democrats-reverse-border-wall-position/Analysis
Many of the same Democrats who voted for 700 miles of border fencing in 2006 described any border barrier as immoral or racist when proposed by a Republican president
Detected: 3/26/2026ID: partisan_010