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Yes, the border is a hot mess. But change may finally be coming. dailysign.al/2UOlgx1 via @JJCarafano @DailySignal
Our entire system needs an overhaul, a shift away from chain migration to a merit-based system. Such a system would strengthen the economy, help create jobs, and reduce the financial burden of immigration on American taxpayers.
Rather than bundle legal immigration, border security, and enforcement reforms into one comprehensive package, Congress should debate each area separately, allowing each to advance on its own merit.
President Donald Trump changed out his Department of Homeland Security team wholesale and proposed a number of drastic measures, including closing the border and cutting off aid to Central America.
Critics might argue that swapping out leadership and pursuing other measures won’t fix the problem because the real problem is the loopholes in the law that prevent the government from quickly removing illegal border-crossers. Only Congress can close the loopholes.
But here’s the president’s thinking. He’s changing out leaders to demonstrate that he is willing to take any and every measure within his legal power to try to secure the border.
In the end, there will be only one inescapable answer: If the border still isn’t secure, it’ll be because Congress has failed—failed to provide the resources for Border Patrol, and failed to deliver the laws that will allow the president to secure the border.
Secretary Mike Pompeo is currently on a swing through Latin America. While a lot of the news has focused on efforts to deal with the corrupt, oppressive regime in Venezuela and the encroaching influence of China, the U.S. is making strides to achieve cooperation.
This administration is, in fact, committed to partnering with Latin American countries—to grow economies, improve governance, expand economic freedom, and deal with the migration crisis.
