It's important to realise that the last few Republican presidential candidates before Trump were McCain and Romney, hardly hard line extremists. Trump was a grass roots insurgent and until he actual won the candidacy almost the entire body of elected Republican representatives loathed him. The current situation is an extreme outlier.
The Republican party is perfectly capable of socially progressive policies. After all Obamacare was basically their idea. Conversely the Dems are hardly throwing open the borders to everyone. Illegal immigration from Mexico under Obama almost halved, yes due to fence building he didn't start but the point is he didn't lift a finger to obstruct it. No Child Left Behind was bipartisan, but started under and was promoted by Bush. The militarising of the police was arguably started by Biden.
Honestly, a lot of people like me outside the US have a hard time telling them apart when it comes to actual outcomes.
The Republican party is perfectly capable of socially progressive policies. After all Obamacare was basically their idea. Conversely the Dems are hardly throwing open the borders to everyone. Illegal immigration from Mexico under Obama almost halved, yes due to fence building he didn't start but the point is he didn't lift a finger to obstruct it. No Child Left Behind was bipartisan, but started under and was promoted by Bush. The militarising of the police was arguably started by Biden.
Honestly, a lot of people like me outside the US have a hard time telling them apart when it comes to actual outcomes.