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"Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire," according to the outlet. "The Trump administration has touted its North Carolina surge as a successful operation targeting the 'worst of the worst' criminals, but some Republicans in the state — which will feature one of the most expensive and hotly contested Senate races next year — fear that message is not breaking through with voters."

Until now, the strategy has focused on blue states, according to the report.

"The White House has largely focused its immigration sweeps on blue states that Trump officials have decried as sanctuaries for unauthorized immigrants," the article states. "But the move to expand immigration arrests into North Carolina, mostly in the Charlotte area, offered the first test for whether the White House’s strategy can hold up in a purple state."

The article quotes former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory as saying, "Republicans had the upper hand on immigration, as long as they were going after the criminals and the gangs, but I think they’re losing the upper hand on that issue because of the apparent disjointed implementation of arrest.

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