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A number of Democrats voted for the bill only months after the party was decimated at the ballot box, with border security and immigration playing a key role as Republicans repeatedly panned Democrats for being too soft on those issues.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The right has tended to blame the ADL for being too soft on the pro-Palestinian movement or for getting distracted from its core mission of defending Jews by progressive ideas about race and identity.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
But Boebert proved to be an energetic candidate, accusing Tipton of being soft on immigration and of failing to support Trump to an adequate degree.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
India has repeatedly criticized the Canadian government for being soft on supporters of what is known as the Khalistan movement, which is banned in India but has support among the Sikh diaspora, particularly in Canada.
—Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The right has tended to blame the ADL for being too soft on the pro-Palestinian movement or for getting distracted from its core mission of defending Jews by progressive ideas about race and identity.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
But Boebert proved to be an energetic candidate, accusing Tipton of being soft on immigration and of failing to support Trump to an adequate degree.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
India has repeatedly criticized the Canadian government for being soft on supporters of what is known as the Khalistan movement, which is banned in India but has support among the Sikh diaspora, particularly in Canada.
—Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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