Are Texas Democrats finally getting wise on the border? | Opinion
Migrants turn themselves into U.S. immigration authorities on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in El Paso.We hoped that Texas Democrats’ drubbing in statewide races on Nov. 8 would push them to look in the mirror and reflect on why their message didn’t land with voters. So we were glad to see the stirrings of introspection inBullet point No. 5 includes this passage: “Here’s a tough truth we as Democrats must realize on border security: it’s a hugely important issue to our state.
In the memo, Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Jamarr Brown noted that Democrats across the country tried to pretend the border was not an issue even as Republicans made it a leading issue. Their comments were generally attacks against Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star. One candidate for the state Legislature even went so far as to recommend that Texas defy federal immigration law by issuing its own work permits to migrants.
It’s a mistake, however, to dismiss any concern about border crossings as Republican fearmongering and to characterize any attempt to enforce border security as inhumane. There is a reason why Democrats are finally acknowledging that their silence on the border is politically damaging. Democratic-led border cities such as El Paso have struggled, overwhelmed by the thousands of migrants seeking shelter on the U.S. side of the border.
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