The Senate finally released its so-called border security bill on Sunday night.
The “compromise” bill between Democratic and Republican leadership would do little to stop the massive flow of illegal immigration across our border, and to top it off, it has been paired with $60 billion in funding for the war in Ukraine.
It appears to be “dead on arrival” in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, and that’s almost certainly a good thing.
The most effective measures for curbing illegal immigration, such as the “remain in Mexico” policy used under then-President Donald Trump, are entirely missing from the bill. Instead, it relies on a few half-measures that are unlikely to change the fundamentally toxic dynamic at the border.
Even what seems to be the best part of the bill for those who want to secure the border is toothless. One of the…
