Overview

• Katherine Stewart asserts that Vance’s emphasis on “shared heritage” conceals a modernized version of the white supremacist Great Replacement Theory.
• Since her New Republic critique, multiple progressive publications have amplified concerns about Vance’s rhetoric this week.
• Critics warn the framing paves the way for punitive measures against asylum seekers, including proposals to detain migrants on remote islands.
• Vance’s office has declined to comment on the allegations, leaving the administration’s immigration strategy largely undefined.
• Opponents say the narrative of “real” Americans clashes with founding principles of equality and risks exacerbating social divisions.