E was what notable bleeding heart… Ronald Reagan chose during his time in office.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Contr...

And there was a time when the democratic party was lukewarm on civil rights but neither of those things were influential in the 2024 election.

Nah, lies, propaganda, and an incoherent strategy for Biden leading to limited window with Harris lost the last election.

There was a perfectly cromulent immigration plan ready to be voted on by Congress before Trump threw a tantrum because it would have hurt his election chances.

They threw Harris a hospital pass, and other variables also matter, but ultimately the party that was positive about migration lost the vote.