The narrative being pushed by the left is losing every semblance of a foundation as the border crisis worsens daily. Where once they could claim the crisis simply doesn’t exist, now even mainstream media is being forced to acknowledge the problem is unsustainable, the solutions are available but being blocked, and it’s all getting much worse. The left’s response has thus far been to continue pretending the crisis isn’t real.

They’ve backed themselves into a corner, but they can take solace in knowing the expanding ranks of hyper-leftist radical progressives that make up their base are behind their denials 100%. In fact, they’re the ones who are now in control of the failed narrative.

In decades past, debates about the border and illegal immigration were framed within a relatively logical set of differences of opinions. Lest we forget, even people like President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Chuck Schumer, and to a lesser extent Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi all acknowledged the need to embrace legal immigration while stopping the flow of illegal immigrants. Back in those days, Republicans often accused Democrats of going too slow or too light with their responses to border issues. Today, the Democrats have gone full-blown with their open borders promotion, knowing if they do anything that makes sense or acknowledges the sovereignty of our nation, their radical base will drop them faster than they dropped Al Franken.

We no longer live in a society in which logic is likely to prevail. We can’t assume a threat that is so blatantly clear to conservatives will even be acknowledged by the left. It’s time to assume our political foes are willfully oblivious to the facts, in which case we must treat them like hostile witnesses in a trial. If they’re willing to lie to themselves, they’re obviously going to lie to the rest of us as well.

To be clear, this crisis is far greater than anything we’ve faced in recent years. I’m not just referring to it being the worst illegal immigration crisis. It’s the worst crisis, period, because the effects are cumulative. We no longer have the ability to hold people who cross illegally. We no longer have an avenue through which we can deport them easily because so many are taking advantage of our extremely generous asylum rules and the fact that protections for people who cross the border illegally were designed for much lower numbers than we’re seeing today.

In other words, Democrats are defending a system that was never designed to handle the masses. It was assumed asylum claims would be few and far between, not rampant and expanding far beyond what should be acceptable to a sovereign nation. Asylum rules were designed to help the persecuted and oppressed, not those who are simply seeking a better life. For that, we have a legal process through which prosperity-seekers can gain entry to our nation.

It is time for Congress to immediately authorize funds that will enable border patrol and ICE to house the influx of people while the debate moves forward on how to address the asylum rules in light of this new data. We need temporary and permanent facilities built, leased, or purchased, facilities that are both safe and secure. We need to handle this situation with compassion; they may be taking advantage of the rules, but they’re within the bounds set forth by them. We must change the rules to extend the holding period beyond 20 days for families. Then, we must get the message to those considering coming north that if they do get here, they will be held pending their asylum application and hearing. If they are not granted asylum, they will be repatriated.

To understand why the issue is happening, we have to look at it from their perspective. Right now, they are living in poverty. Life is hard. For many, life is dangerous. This is unfortunate, but it’s the reason why so much aid has been sent to Central America over the years. Now, that aid is in jeopardy because too many have taken advantage of our porous borders and unacceptably generous asylum rules. It no longer matters whether you want to blame them for coming or their nations for making them want to come. We’ve entered into a cycle of that will only make the situation worse for everyone unless we break it immediately.

Leftists need to be made aware of this. I’m not sure how that can happen, but getting them to read this and other articles that tell the truth about the situation is a start.

As long as the open borders progressives are running the show, Democrats will continue to hurt the nation in an effort to hurt the President. The border crisis must e acknowledged and dealt with immediately or we will no longer be a sovereign nation.

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