Frank Sharry Says Democrats Could Still Win on Immigration

Unmoderated with Sarah McCammon · Sep 3, 2026 · 47m

Third Way Senior Fellow Frank Sharry has been at the center of nearly every major push for immigration reform for decades — and watched almost all of them fall apart.

Now he wants Democrats to reckon with where they went wrong on immigration, and how the party can reclaim the middle in the midterms and beyond.

Sarah McCammon spoke with Sharry about how Democrats lost credibility on the border, the “both-and” answer he thinks can win back swing voters, and how four decades working with refugees shaped his view of the issue.

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 — Cold open

1:33 – Both parties captured by the…