Republican and Democratic senators are very close to agreeing on a bill that could fix the border crisis, or at least give President Biden some tools to control the border -- and the President has said he would use those tools.
As a Liberal Democrat, I think what we really need is a full immigration bill. But I recognize that the border is currently a mess, and something must be done to restore order there. The negotiated compromise would probably do that.
The compromise gave Republicans most of what they wanted, and one would think it should easily pass with huge Republican support. But after whining about the border situation for months now, a lot of Republicans (especially in the House) are saying they will not support the Senate's compromise bill.
Why would they do that? Don't they want a stable and safe situation at the border? It turns out that for them politics is more important than the border crisis.
Donald Trump has come out against the border deal. He told the congressional GOP that they should oppose the deal because it is not "perfect". Few bills passing Congress are perfect, but most actually improve what they are meant to improve. And that is the problem for Trump.
Trump's main campaign issue has been the border crisis, and he's afraid the compromise solution will actually fix the mess at the border. He would no longer be able to claim (untruthfully) Biden's is doing nothing to fix it. And he thinks his campaign would suffer.
It tells us a lot about Trump. He thinks his own shaky situation is more important than solving the nation's problems.
I think he's making a big political mistake this time. If the problem at the border continues because this bill is not passed, then he must take the blame for that. It's no longer a winning issue for him.
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