The media is very vocal about victims of sexual violence — but only when it suits their political agenda. They emphasize “#MeToo,” but they fail to stand up for “#ThemToo.”

Since the emergence of the #MeToo movement, activists have eagerly rallied behind numerous women whose claims offered the potential to advance the anti-Trump agenda of the Democrat Party.

When Professor Christine Blasey Ford accused now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a high school party, an enraged mob of leftist feminists embraced her as a hero, urging Americans to believe her testimony without any corroborating evidence and then descending upon Congress to badger lawmakers during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.

Sadly, when Vanessa Tyson accused Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, of sexually assaulting her 14 years ago, the outrage machine failed to ignite, and the #MeToo movement was nowhere to be found.

Even after a second woman, Meredith Watson, came forward to allege that she, too, had been sexually assaulted by Fairfax, there was only limited pressure on him to resign, and even that quickly dissipated after he vowed to remain in office.

In the midst of that ongoing scandal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the gall to boast of her intention to support reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, as though action to combat sexual assault on one front justifies inaction on other fronts.

The hypocrisy of #MeToo, however, extends far beyond the borders of Virginia. In contrast to the outrage elicited when allegations are leveled against celebrities or political figures, Democrats have gone out of their way to downplay concerns about widespread sexual assault against migrant women.

A 2014 study estimated that 80 percent of women and young girls who attempt to enter the U.S. illegally get raped on their journey to the border. Citing a different study, President Trump also highlighted this tragic reality during his Oval Office address in January in an effort to draw attention to an issue that has been overlooked or ignored by Democrats in Washington.

“One in three women are sexually assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico,” he said at the time. “Women and children are the biggest victims by far of our broken system.”

Of course, one of the primary reasons that so many people attempt to enter the U.S. illegally is because America’s flawed immigration system fails to serve as a sufficient deterrent — a defect that President Trump has promised to fix by building a wall on the southern border.

Yet, rather than proposing actual solutions to address the humanitarian crisis of sexual assault against migrants, the Democrats are actively fighting to derail the President’s declaration of a national emergency to reallocate funds for the border wall.

Remarkably, Democrat leaders have even dismissed the epidemic of sexual violence as part of what they describe as a fake crisis that was “manufactured” by President Trump.

“This president just used the backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear, and divert attention from the turmoil in his Administration,” Senator Chuck Schumer said in January.

Perhaps Senator Schumer and his colleagues should take another look at the facts.

According to recent reports, more than 76,000 illegal immigrants tried crossing the border in February alone — an 11-year high for a single month and a 31 percent increase from January.

“It should be very clear from these numbers that we are facing alarming trends in the rising volumes of people illegally crossing our southwest border, or arriving at our ports of entry without documents,” said U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan.

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Newsom should sign bill granting civilian oversight of sheriff’s departments Shockingly, some estimates suggest that the number of illegal immigrants could skyrocket even further, potentially reaching 100,000 in March. This surge of attempted crossings should be deeply alarming to anyone who cares about the welfare of migrants, many more of whom are now at risk of exploitation and abuse.

For that reason, the Democrat position on border security is more than just an obstruction tactic against President Trump — it’s a callous abandonment of the countless victims of sexual violence that is directly tied to illegal immigration.

Democrats talk about #MeToo with impressive frequency. They should start thinking about #ThemToo.

Anna Paulina (@RealAnnaPaulina) served in the Air Force as an E-4 senior airman and is presently the director of Hispanic engagement for Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit aimed at encouraging student civic engagement.