US Immigration Policy A Demolition Derby?

Henninger’s “The Great US Migrant Embarrassment” tells us little new about the border “invasion” documented by Fox News but it persuasively argues Dems lost the “moral high ground” on nation’s failed immigration policy.

Oh, sure, as Mr. Henninger notes, “Those of us who’ve watched this human torrent … 2 million were apprehended at the southern border in the past year … noticed at some point that the migrants [pouring over our border into Texas & other southern states] had become different. In fact, a new wave has been arriving from Cuba, Nicaragua & Venezuela. In other words, many are now fleeing here from communist dictatorships. Some 200,000 Cubans have come to the US this year, not unlike the people who 60 years ago fled Cuba to help make Florida great.” AND YET “IT’S FAIR TO SAY BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT HAVE CHECKED OUT COMPLETELY ON THE [VIRTUALLY OPEN] BORDER” and thereby yielded any right to preach on understanding let alone fixing the broken system.

The “national embarrassment,” says Henninger, becomes apparent to “those of us who live in the New York City area and get to see the Statue of Liberty a lot. It’s impressive every time, and nearly all Americans agree on what it represents. [But] with the spectacle occurring daily in the Rio Grande, that core idea of escaping to liberty – altogether unique to America – is getting crushed, maybe irreparably.” Put another way, “the party in power’s failure has handed the next generation of Republican leadership a big opening, if they’ll take it” … or, will it likewise further “demolish” it.

Davd Soul