The insidious thing
Is the way I felt a guilty little twinge of relief that, finally, here's something Trump and the Republicans are doing that doesn't threaten me personally, or a deeply-held value. I do value immigration, in principle, but...and this is where it gets deadly: If I had to choose, I might throw immigration under the bus to save something closer to my heart.
This is the start of a dangerous phase of the onset of fascism: Threat fatigue. Buckling under the relentless onslaught, and making a "tactical" sacrifice to gain a brief respite.
One little sacrifice.
At first.
Be strong. Concede nothing.