By hinting that he will use executive power to crack down on mass illegal immigration for the first time in his administration, President Joe Biden is admitting that he already has the necessary authority to do so. This completely undercuts his attempt to blame Republicans in Congress for not giving him additional laws, money, and staff to get the job done.
Nonetheless, expect Biden to dodge the blame when he visits Texas Thursday, his second visit to the Mexican border in a 54-year political career. Biden will be in Brownsville at the same time Donald Trump will be in Eagle Pass, farther up the Rio Grande in Texas.
With his overall approval rating at 38% and a mere 28% of Americans approving his handling of immigration, Biden is “leaning in on an issue he’d long ignored,” according to Politico.
As global political risk consultant John Hulsman writes in City…
