The southern border is a political problem for Democrats because it is an actual problem
trail, Joe Biden pledged he would build “not another foot” of border wall as president. But in the face of record numbers of migrants arriving at America’s southern border with Mexico, he has, agreeing to fill in some glaring gaps that were left when he abruptly halted construction of the wall on his first day in office. Staying mum about the wall-work, Mr Biden has not wanted to telegraph the decision and risk alienating backers who associate the border wall with Donald Trump.
If anything, the situation is only going to get worse. America’s relatively strong economy acts as a pull for people suffering from poverty, violence and inflation. Recent hurricanes will aggravate a looming food crisis in the Caribbean and further stoke migration. From last October until the end of August, border officials encountered migrants around 2.2m times on the southern border, up about a quarter from the year before and more than double the number of encounters in fiscal year 2019.
Republican candidates for office so often emphasise the border because it merges two priorities for Republican voters, immigration and law and order, says Cal Jillson, a professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. According to recent YouGov polls commissioned by, immigration is the second-most important issue to Republican voters, after inflation, with 12% of them ranking it as their top issue, versus a mere 2% of Democrats doing so.
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