House Republicans try to blow up the border deal they claim to want

Crisis! Invasion! A national security and humanitarian catastrophe!

GOP politicians have been shrieking about the U.S.-Mexico border since President Biden took office. Yet when offered the chance to beef up security there, House Republicans refuse.

It’s an election year, after all. And when it comes to immigration, the problem is much more valuable than its cure.

Southwest border encounters have been rising in recent months, and cities across the country have struggled to manage an influx of desperate migrants not legally allowed to work and support themselves. Over in the Senate, lawmakers have been hashing out a bipartisan deal to address the issue.