The difference is that the Democrats’ “mainstream ideology” on this issue is opposed by more than 60% of Democrats.”
How you gonna win elections that way? You’re not, which is why Newsom is distancing himself.
Maybe Newsom is one of those Democrats with common sense?
Why should an American or e.g. a German unchallenged, accept millions of refugees/migrants?
Because Democrat cult members will lecture you about humanity and human rights?
Or MAGA cult members will tell you about migrants carrying diseases, eating rats, etc.?
COMMON SENSE dictates that a quota needs to be agreed upon - and that a criminal background check is implemented, BEFORE letting anyone in.
COMMON SENSE also dictates that it will take month or rather years to proceed on this path - in the meantime let those migrants starve and die away at the border?
So what measures had Obama, Trump and Biden taken, to get into a "regulated" process? - NONE
What measures had Merkel in her 16 years taken, to get into a regulated process? - NONE
Therefore a Newsom? and a respective counterpart on the Republican side are - what is FACTUALLY needed - in order to regain COMMON SENSE in the USA or in e.g. Germany.