If you watch NBC News these days, you might be forgiven for thinking you’ve stumbled into Fox programming. The telecast is full of stories about the chaos at the border. Conditions look grim. Biden is blamed for it by both the left and the right. Is this fair?
There are two things to keep in mind here. First of all, Biden only has the legal authority and the resources granted to him by Congress. Second, even though the asylum seekers are living in difficult conditions, when they are interviewed, they say they would rather be here than back home. That means only a regime of extreme cruelty would be enough to deter them from coming.
My message on the subject is simple. If you’re not: (a) willing to openly embrace a Trumpian program of savagery at the border; (b) ready to provide Biden with far more money for law enforcement and administration; or (c) proposing a specific plan to use existing resources far more efficiently, then you have nothing useful to offer on the subject, and you would be wise to STFU.