On Tuesday, the Republicans voted in an incredibly narrow vote to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. It was very narrow because a few Republicans defected and Republicans have a shrinking House majority.
What exactly does the impeachment mean? In practical terms, it means nothing. There is no shot he is going to be convicted in the Senate. It was an optical impeachment in the same way it was an optical impeachment both times Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives.
However, that does not mean it was worthless. Rather, it was worthwhile for a couple of reasons.
First, it is imperative the Republicans in the House continue to highlight Joe Biden’s administration’s refusal to enforce America’s southern border. As a pure policy matter, this administration has kept the southern border wide open. They have completely restructured American…
