THE ISSUE THAT WON'T GO AWAY:  It won't go away because it has never been honestly addressed.  We refer of course to the border, and the explosion of illegal immigrants coming our way.  Biden's already dismal poll numbers are sinking, and it's clear that his indifference to the crisis at the border is one of the reasons.   So, the White House is now trying a new gimmick.  What are the odds that this will work?  Don't ask.  From Fox: 

The Biden administration is launching a "targeted enforcement operation" in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday to process and potentially deport and expel illegal immigrants in one of the hotspots for migrant crossings – as numbers have surged along the border ahead of the end of Title 42 later this week.

Agents and officers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will conduct the operation in El Paso, where about 2,200 migrants are currently camped or living on the streets a few blocks from major ports of entry that connect El Paso with the Mexican city of Juárez. 

That’s amid a broader surge that has seen over 26,000 apprehensions and over 7,000 "gotaways" in just 72 hours, according to official statistics. 

Fox cameras have already shown images of enormous lines of migrants crossings into parts of Texas – the majority of whom are single adults.

It comes ahead of the end of the Title 42 public health order on Thursday, which has been used since 2020 to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants quickly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, nearly half of all migrant encounters ended in a Title 42 expulsion.

The order’s end is expected to bring an enormous number of migrants to the border, who believe they have a greater chance of being admitted into the U.S. once the order ends. The Biden administration has said that is not true, and has warned that it is stiffening penalties for illegal entry while urging migrants to use expanded legal pathways instead.

The operation will see agents "process individuals for vetting and placement into Title 42 expulsion or Title 8 removal proceedings, as applicable," CBP said in a release. Those who are deemed to pose a national security or public safety threat will be moved to ICE for detention.

"As we have said repeatedly, individuals who do not have a lawful basis to remain will be removed," acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement. "Individuals should not listen to the lies of smugglers and instead use lawful pathways to protection."

COMMENT:  All words.  The fact is that the Biden administration has scandalously avoided the virtual breakdown of border security.  To many Democrats, the "illegal" immigrants aren't illegal at all, but are a mass of potential Democratic voters.  Just keep handing out those benefits,

May 8, 2023