The major political transformation flying under the radar at the DNC

Delegates hold “USA” signs during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024. | David Paul/Bloomberg via Getty Images

On the third night of the Democratic National Convention four years ago, immigration was front and center. Americans heard a series of personal stories about how Trump-era policies had scrambled immigrants’ and their families’ lives.

An 11-year-old girl read a letter to then-President Donald Trump; the Trump administration had deported her mother two years before.