Many on the right claim the U.S. is being “invaded” by migrants but also want to wait until Donald Trump is elected president again to stop it.

For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants is an urgent national security threat.

Now many on the right are urging their party to reject the very same things they said were needed to fix the problem, including tougher enforcement measures and a proposal to automatically shut down border crossings when it is overwhelmed. Instead, they appear set on impeaching the top Cabinet official in charge of the border, even though there is no evidence of a crime.

The GOP’s contortions aren’t just grating for Democrats but also on some conservative Republicans who have been deeply involved in crafting bipartisan legislation, which is expected to be unveiled soon, that would overhaul how migrants are processed at the border.

“It is interesting. Republicans four months ago… locked arms together and said, ‘We’re not going to give you money for this. We want a change in law,’” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), the GOP’s lead negotiator on a deal pairing immigration changes with assistance to Ukraine and other allies, said on “Fox News Sunday.”

“A few months later, when we’re finally getting to the end, they’re like, ‘Oh, just kidding. I actually don’t want a change in law because it’s a presidential election year,’” he added.

  • Phoenixz
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    610 months ago

    Republican politicians don’t give a single shit about immigrants. They only rule about it because they want to rile (and rule) their base with cheap shots.

    Making a country better is hard. Blaming the immigrants / blacks / Jews / gays / those different / insert whatever group you want, is easy because people hate those that are different. It’s also a feedback look where these politicians purposefully increase the hatred. People filled with hate are easy to manipulate. Then you push yourself / your group forward as "the (final) solution ™ and they’ll vote for you.

    Honest question to anyone, democrat or republican: when was the last time you saw a republican politician push forward or sign in law anything that wasn’t in their own best interest, that wasn’t a cheap shot bullshit item (hello, border wall!)? Seriously, when was the last time a republican politician put out a law that really helped the vast majority of their constituents, typically the poor and uneducated?

    I can’t recall.