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NYT Report Reveals White House in Chaos Over Border Crisis

The disarray within the White House over how to address the border crisis apparently runs deep. Staffers who were early members of the Biden administration have, according to The Times, already left. Among those were apparently the more "enforcement-minded" aides leaving Biden with little chance of hearing any voices that support strict immigration rules and penalties for illegal migrants. 

Last summer, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain assembled the West Wing crew and "issued a warning" and "told them that they needed to make sure the administration was not pandering to people who wanted an immediate end to Trump-era border restrictions," according to The Times. "If they did not find a way to deter soaring illegal crossings at the southwest border, he said, accusations about border chaos would grow worse, anger moderate voters and potentially sink the party during the 2022 midterms."

The lack of agreement over which of President Trump's policies, if any, should be carried over by the Biden administration divided senior White House staff as concerns over due process were brushed aside in the name of expediency to preserve the appearance of quickly removing illegal immigrants that were ineligible to stay in the United States legally, The Times outlines.

"Now, Mr. Biden finds himself the target of attacks from all sides: Immigration activists accuse him of failing to prioritize the human rights of millions of immigrants," The Times explains. "Conservatives have pointed to surges of migrants at the border as evidence that the president is weak and ineffective. And even some moderate Democrats now fear that lifting Trump-era border restrictions could hurt them politically." The short answer is yes, lifting Title 42 and thereby swinging open the gates to an already-overwhelmed U.S.-Mexico border will hurt Biden's party. 

Even The Times' report admits that "Remain in Mexico" was a policy that was "effective" at keeping immigrants from illegally crossing into the U.S. while seeking asylum. Yet Biden's campaign rhetoric and the leftward lurch of Democrats means he has little wiggle room to preserve any of the previously working policies.

Gooder and harder.