Republicans are fuming. They say that things have gotten worse at the southern border since Joe Biden became president. Robert Reich writes:
The House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, declares it a “crisis … created by the presidential policies of this new administration”. The Arizona congressman Andy Biggs claims, “we go through some periods where we have these surges, but right now is probably the most dramatic that I’ve seen at the border in my lifetime.”
Donald Trump demands the Biden administration “immediately complete the wall, which can be done in a matter of weeks – they should never have stopped it. They are causing death and human tragedy.”
“Our country is being destroyed!” he adds.
But, every year at this time, desperate people in South America head for the U.S. border:
US Customs and Border Protection apprehended 28% more migrants from January to February this year than in previous months. But this was largely seasonal. Two years ago, apprehensions increased 31% during the same period. Three years ago, it was about 25% from February to March. Migrants start coming when winter ends and the weather gets a bit warmer, then stop coming in the hotter summer months when the desert is deadly.
There is a problem with unaccompanied children at the border. But the bottom line remains. Most immigrants to the United States don't vote Republican. So, from a Republican perspective, it's imperative to keep them out of the country.
When it comes to voting, the present battle is existential. That's why the efforts of the so-called Party of Lincoln must be defeated.
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