Someone had to write this. I mean, Joe Biden is six months out from the next election and immigration has been a problem for him. So someone had to write the article saying he’s doing a great job. That someone is Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post. At least she’s not shy about making it clear this is transparently intended as a pitch to vote for Biden.
Psst. Have you heard? Illegal border crossings are down. Way down.
From the last four months of 2023 to the first four months of 2024, illegal crossings at the U.S. southwestern border fell a whopping 40 percent, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Such crossings usually rise in the early months of a calendar year, as the weather warms, so this number might even understate the turnaround.
Two takeaways from this development: First, the standard GOP (and media) talking points about the “border crisis” are woefully…
