Joe Biden has convinced himself that immigration is a winning issue for Democrats. The plan is to persuade voters that stratospheric levels of unlawful migration on his watch are entirely someone else’s fault. “I’ll be taking this issue to the country,” the president announced last week from the White House. “Every day between now and November, the American people are going to know that the only reason the border is not secure is Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican friends.” Huh?
It may be the most bizarre presidential campaign strategy since Walter Mondale promised to raise taxes in 1984 and went on to lose 49 states to Ronald Reagan.
Joe Biden has convinced himself that immigration is a winning issue for Democrats. The plan is to persuade voters that stratospheric levels of unlawful migration on his watch are entirely someone else’s fault. “I’ll be taking this issue to the country,” the president announced last week from the White House. “Every day between now and November, the American people are going to know that the only reason the border is not secure is Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican friends.” Huh?
Political damage from the president’s border neglect is still being calculated. Lately, illegal immigration has become a top issue for voters in both parties. An ABC News/Ipsos survey released Sunday showed that Americans not only trust Mr. Trump more than Mr. Biden on illegal immigration but also blame Democrats for the Senate’s border-bill collapse last week, even though Mr. Biden supported the legislation and Mr. Trump opposed it.
Republicans control the House and obviously share blame for this debacle. They must explain to GOP voters why conservatives rejected bipartisan legislation, even though it included many border provisions that the party has demanded for decades. Mr. Trump clearly wants to run hard on border security this fall, and he fears that doing something to address it now will steal his thunder. It’s also clear that Republicans in Congress are loath to cross their presumptive nominee, even if the price of doing nothing is another year of historically high illegal immigration.
@AmiableRadicalRepublican3mos3MO
On August 16, 2020, Joe Biden tweeted: “Here’s my promise to you: If I’m elected president, I will always choose to unite rather than divide. I’ll take responsibility instead of blaming others. I’ll never forget that the job isn’t about me — it’s about you.”
The immigration problem is entirely Biden’s fault. He invited migrants to come here. He said: “If you’re fleeing oppression, you should come." He opened the border. He has flagrantly failed to enforce US immigration law. He has failed to assume responsibility for his many failures. Blaming Trump is laughable. But laughable would describe the Biden administration.
@OpulentActiv1stRepublican3mos3MO
Come one, come all, and remember to vote Democrat just as soon as you get the chance. That's the Biden strategy in simple terms.
That opportunity to vote Democrat will come as early as November 2024 for those who, assisted by the NGOs, successfully and illegally navigate the systems.
@AmiableRadicalRepublican3mos3MO
The border bill was a sham, intended to turn a tsunami into tidal waves of humanity. And given his record of ignoring standing statutes, we can be sure Biden wouldn’t enforce the border bill after he was re-elected.
The Democratic Party’s policy remains asylum for all who can get here.
@OpulentActiv1stRepublican3mos3MO
I'd change that slightly: "The border bill was a sham, intended to turn an illegal tsunami into a legal tidal waves of humanity." It would have actually made it virtually impossible to ever control the border.
@AmiableRadicalRepublican3mos3MO
It strikes me as ludicrous that he wants to rush tens of billions of dollars overseas while we have a crisis on our own border of his making.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
