The Conversation, at Breitbart:
◼ The conventional wisdom headed into the November mid-terms was set, illegal immigration was going to divide the GOP and lift the sagging image of Obama and his fellow Democrats, possibly even giving them a chance in what most concede will be a difficult election year for them. - Dan Riehl
Now, that's all changed and not even the usually Obama-friendly Washington Post can ignore it.
But with the current crisis on the Southwest border, where authorities have apprehended tens of thousands of unaccompanied Central American children since October, that calculus may be shifting.
Not only has the issue shifted from supposedly favoring Democrats, to now favoring the GOP, it's also Democrats, not Republicans left struggling with a divided party as we prepare to move into the Fall.
◼ Obama's border invasion is the crisis next door for everyone - John Hayward in response
I think one reason this situation is souring badly enough for even the Washington Post to sound red alerts is that it's the crisis next door for everyone. It's not just about pumping states that don't vote Democrat full of illegal aliens. They're getting resettled all across the country, leading local officials and law enforcement to raise a hue and cry from coast to cost.
For example, sheriffs are speaking out in Boston, of all places....
Two weeks ago, Obama assured us (and warned the people of Central America) that all of these inbound illegal aliens would be repatriated. Last week, he said it's impossible to repatriate any of them, because he decided to take half of a law signed in 2008 seriously and ignore the other half. Is forcing him to drop the blatant lies he was telling two weeks ago progress?
◼ Rick Perry’s burden: Texas already spent $500 million on border crisis - Washington Times
◼ AZ Rancher: 'Border Is on Fire and Washington Is Sending Us Gasoline' - FOX
◼ LOCAL MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ENRAGED OVER PLAN TO HOUSE UNACCOMPANIED ILLEGAL TEENS IN THEIR TOWN - Dr. Susan Berry/Breitbart
◼ AZ PROTEST ORGANIZER: AMERICANS 'RESENTFUL' FEDS DUMPING ILLEGALS - Tony Lee/Breitbart
◼ Journal flash poll: New Mexicans cold on Obama immigration response - Albuquerque Journal
◼ Democrats continue to pile on Obama for skipping the border - CNN
◼ NEW YORK TIMES: BORDER CRISIS 'A MYTH' - Tony Lee/Breitbart
◼ Iowa Governor: I Do Not Want To House Immigrant Children In My State - CBS DC
◼ Outbreak on the Border - Washington Free Beacon
◼ Obama's Request: 4x as Much to House Illegals as to Secure Border - CNS
◼ Graffiti on proposed shelter for immigrant children in Maryland: ‘No illeagles here.’ - Washington Post
◼ Illegal immigrants flown to Bay State - Boston Herald
◼ Endless wave of illegal immigrants floods Rio Grande valley - FOX
◼ Obama the pariah - The Hill
◼ The border crisis isn’t Obama’s Katrina – it’s worse - HotAir
◼ Political fallout from underage illegal immigrants may spread far from the Rio Grande Valley - Michael Barone/Washington Examiner @michaelbarone
◼ Obama, the Border, and Borderline Judgment - Real Clear Politics
