You cannot make this up.
For those of you who have been hibernating for the past seven or so years or have been getting their news from MSNBC, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, or other fake news outlets, let’s test your knowledge with a quick review of the border wall issue. Who said the following?
- In 2006, the US needs a “tightening” of the border “with fences” (to deal with illegal immigration).
- In 2007, “no great nation can be in a position where they can’t control their borders.”
- In 2020, “a wall will do little to deter criminals and cartels seeking to exploit our borders.” Moreover, “there will not be another foot of wall constructed by my administration.”
- In 2021, he characterized building a border wall as a “waste of money” and advocated “pausing” border wall construction even though Congress had already approved funds for its construction and materials had been purchased. (This was “rich” coming from a president who has wasted more money on various projects than any other president.)
- A few days ago, declaring the US will resume border wall construction.
The answers are Joe Biden, Joe Biden, Joe Biden, Joe Biden, and Joe Biden.
It gets even better. A few days ago, even as he reiterated his belief that the wall was “ineffective,” his administration announced the abovementioned resumption of construction. So, let me get this straight, because I didn’t attend “Hahvid.” Biden still thinks the wall is ineffective, but he has authorized further construction anyway. Huh? Like I said, you can’t make this up.
Biden has long been a political chameleon. He has frequently changed positions when politically expedient. Some examples, other than the border wall, include school busing, crime, foreign policy, and oil drilling. Perhaps, this is because he forgets his former positions on issues; or maybe, he thinks the public forgets; or maybe, he is unaware that we live in an age where everything is recorded and retained forever; or maybe, he expects his allies in the media to “cover” for him; or maybe, he just doesn’t care; or maybe, it’s some combination of the above. Take your pick.
Of course, I am using sarcasm to highlight the danger of the situation and the serious, perhaps irreparable, economic, political, military and social damage, it has done to this country. I have published many blogs on this issue, and there is no need to rehash them here. Suffice to say, there were reasons why the Vatican constructed its walls in the 800s, the Chinese built the Great Wall over 20 centuries (from the 3rd BC to the 17th), every castle ever constructed had a wall, often supplemented by a moat, and wealthy people often choose to live in condominiums surrounded by walls and security guards. With a mere modicum of research one can easily ascertain those reasons and results. It’s just common sense (which, as we all know, is not “common.”)
We all know why Biden has flip-flopped at this time. Clearly, his current immigration policy has been a disaster. Many of our cities are being inundated with migrants; they are going bankrupt trying to provide for them; Dem mayors, other politicians, and many Dem voters are in an uproar. Even many of Biden’s allies in the media have joined in. Even the clueless and incompetent Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has conceded that there is an “immediate need” to construct an additional border wall. And, most significantly, there is an election in one year.
CONCLUSION
The Dems may not know how to run a country, but they are very savvy regarding elections. My opinion is that they sense the immigration issue is hurting them, and they will at least pay lip service to reform until after the election. Stubbornly, they won’t admit that Trump and the GOP were right on this issue all along, even though events have shown conclusively that they were.
My advice to voters – don’t be fooled. Building a wall, though important, is only a first step. Additionally, to be successful we must demonstrate the political will to enforce our immigration laws and ignore the naysayers’ false and exaggerated claims of racism. I am not convinced that we, as a country, have the “stomach” to do that, but time will tell.
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