Tough immigration enforcement can be elusive, even in the reddest of states
Only Wyoming and West Virginia were redder on the electoral map. Yet achieving Trump’s top priority — ending illegal immigration — remains an elusive goal even in the Gem State. You might expect immigration politics to be straightforward in a state so ruby-red — a reliably conservative state far removed from the southern border.
- ▪Only Wyoming and West Virginia were redder on the electoral map.
- ▪Yet achieving Trump’s top priority — ending illegal immigration — remains an elusive goal even in the Gem State.
- ▪You might expect immigration politics to be straightforward in a state so ruby-red — a reliably conservative state far removed from the southern border.
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Opinion>Opinions - Immigration The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Tough immigration enforcement can be elusive, even in the reddest of states Comments: by Brian Almon, opinion contributor - 05/21/26 7:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Brian Almon, opinion contributor - 05/21/26 7:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File In 2024, President Trump won Idaho with more than two-thirds of the vote. Only Wyoming and West Virginia were redder on the electoral map. Yet achieving Trump’s top priority — ending illegal immigration — remains an elusive goal even in the Gem State. You might expect immigration politics to be straightforward in a state so ruby-red — a reliably conservative state far removed from the southern border.
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