Julián Castro's immigration op-ed

Julian Castro's op-ed has little to do with immigration reality. It starts with a personal story, one which I'm certain is sincere though irrelevant. Rep. Castro writes "Like the children arriving at our border every day, my grandmother came to the US from Mexico at seven years old seeking a better life. She worked as a maid, a cook and a babysitter to provide for her family." The next paragraph employs tactics that all Democrat stories employ -- conflation and distortion. Castro writes "The children arriving at our border today are seeking the same safety and opportunity she sought. Instead of treating them like national security threats, we should treat them humanely, and work to improve the conditions in their home countries so that more families aren't compelled to follow in their footsteps." What's missing from Rep. Castro's op-ed is the part about how the cartels have turned those innocent children into a lucrative business. Lara Logan is a true journalist who won't let hide the truth. Check this out:

LOGAN: It also shows how organized the cartels are. This has become such a lucrative business for them that they have figured out how to streamline it. How to reduce conflict between different factions of the cartels, but most importantly how to make sure that they are in control of every single aspect of it including every single person, every child, and every baby. When the border is wide open the way it is right now, when the legal immigration system in this country is completely obliterated by the policies, of the administration and the people in power, what that does more than anything is empower the most violent and powerful and dangerous criminal organizations on the face of the Earth.

Lara Logan joined Glenn Beck to highlight what's happening inside the cartels in 2021: In Julian Castro's op-ed, he questions which president is at fault for the current crisis:

They're spreading lies about what's happening on the border, about migrants spreading Covid-19, and about which president is to blame for the current influx of unaccompanied children seeking refuge. Their hypocrisy is disturbing and detached from reality, but it's not at all surprising. ... As a lifelong Texan and as the grandson of immigrants, I won't be gaslit into forgetting the damage Trump did to our immigration and asylum systems. For four years, the Trump administration worked against providing asylum, attacked documented and undocumented immigrants, froze aid to Central America, and reduced our capacity to care for those seeking refuge from violence and disaster. And what did Republicans leading the current outcry do? Nothing. They were with Trump every step of the way.

President Trump froze aid to the Northern Triangle countries until they started stabilizing their borders. Once they started fulfilling those duties, the aid flowed once again. Notice that Castro doesn't address the cartels:

In the long term, the Biden administration is working to address the root causes of migration and improve conditions in Central America so that families can find safety and opportunity at home, instead of making the dangerous journey to the border. President Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee these efforts.

VP Harris is nowhere to be found along the border. The root causes catchphrase is the Biden administration's version of strategic patience. Strategic patience is code for doing nothing.