Homeland Security's unseriousness

The US Department of Homeland Security is supposed to be a serious-minded organization. Instead, this article is filled with quotes that, at best, sound sarcastic. DHS is intent on fixing their southern border PR problem. The bad news is that they aren't interested in fixing their policy problem.

According to the Washington Examiner article, "The DHS is "implementing a new, comprehensive strategy" to address the 12,000 people who have crossed the border this past week, roughly half of whom are believed to be Haitians, the department said. The six-pronged approach includes surging 400 Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to Del Rio, coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard to relocate migrants to other processing centers, increasing the capacity of removal flights, working with nearby countries to repatriate their citizens and lawful residents, increasing humanitarian aid to prevent crowding, and coordinating with officials to ensure returnees receive support."

Next comes the sarcastic-sounding part:

"The Biden Administration has reiterated that our borders are not open, and people should not make the dangerous journey. Individuals and families are subject to border restrictions, including expulsion," DHS said in its Saturday announcement. "Irregular migration poses a significant threat to the health and welfare of border communities and to the lives of migrants themselves, and should not be attempted."

There are 15,000+ people sheltering under the international bridge in Del Rio, TX. What idiot thinks that the American people will buy the line that "our borders aren't open"? Fox News's Bill Melugin has pumped out aerial pictures all week. Other networks, though not as prolific as Fox, have covered this international catastrophe, too. It was just announced that Fox&Friends Enterprise Reporter Lawrence Jones will join Melugin on the border this week.

Melugin's reporting has shown multiple shots of Haitians going back-and-forth without resistance in Del Rio, TX. If that's this administration's definition of being shut, they need to consult a dictionary.

Crisis management

One official said the migrants would be sent home on five to eight flights per day, contradicting a different administration official who told the Associated Press there are not expected to be more than two flights per day. Details of the flights are being sorted, but San Antonio may be among the departure cities, the report added.

It's obvious that the administration isn't good at crisis management. There's no leadership telling them their assignments. Communications are in disarray. That's what happens when the administration is flying by the seat of its pants.

Democrats told debate audiences that they preferred decriminalizing illegal immigration. This is what Joe Biden said about deporting people whose only crime was crossing illegally:

Isn't he now preparing to deport people whose only crime was entering the US illegally? Flip-flops happen when you aren't principled or when you've made a major mistake. Joe Biden isn't principled but he's made a major mistake on immigration.