In what was undoubtedly an electrifying display of political drama, DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen found himself in the crosshairs during a House hearing on the border crisis. Enter Rosa DeLauro, a congresswoman from Connecticut who appears to take her fashion cues from a paint palette and, perhaps, her facts from a dreamscape. Her purple-haired fury was on full display, directing fiery accusations at Mullen as if he were solely responsible for the complexities of immigration.
Ms. DeLauro may have been trying to channel her inner superhero, aiming to highlight the plight of children lost at the border. However, one can’t help but notice that her aim was somewhat off the mark. While attempting to point fingers at the current administration, she conveniently forgot to mention the staggering number of kids who seemed to vanish under her own party’s watch. Selective outrage, it seems, is a skill not lost on some politicians.
Meanwhile, further south in New Mexico, the Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is starting to acknowledge that perhaps, just maybe, having a sieve for a border isn’t the best idea. With nearly 2 million fentanyl pills making their way across the border and endangering American lives, even she is calling for an investigation. Finally, some Democrats are waking up to the disastrous reality of open borders, despite still catering to a shrinking faction that insists such a policy is sustainable.
For those who have been watching with bated breath, the situation at the border under the current administration not only taxes the government resources but puts lives at risk. The border patrol agents, overwhelmed and outmanned, have been left doing jobs they never signed up for. It’s a scene reminiscent of a bizarre sitcom, only no one is laughing because the punchline involves real human suffering and national security risks.
To add insult to injury, some folks practically gasp at the notion of enforcing border laws. Yes, the Supreme Court ruled, in what should have been an obvious decision, that a country can actually manage its own borders. You wouldn’t guess it was a controversy, but apparently, some beltway insiders think otherwise. Nevertheless, the story here is about ensuring safety and the virtue of promises kept. It seems those with memories as short as their attention span need reminding that under previous leadership, borders meant just that—borders—and not turnstiles. With all eyes on the border fiasco, one wonders: will there be more purple-haired tirades, or is genuine accountability finally on the horizon?
