by Rich Lowry
When your policy has been to permit 4.5 million illegal immigrants to enter the U.S., straining communities around the country, your credibility takes a hit.
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Migrants gather near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo with the intention of turning themselves in to the Border Patrol agents to request asylum, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 28, 2023.
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The White House is losing the immigration debate.
There hasn’t been any question that it has deserved to lose this debate from the beginning. But for the longest time, there wasn’t much focus on the border, except on the right. Now, the negotiations between the White House and congressional Republicans over a package of immigration provisions and new funding for Ukraine have put the border at the center of the political discussion, and the White House is faring poorly.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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The White House is losing the immigration debate.
There hasn’t been any question that it has deserved to lose this debate from the beginning. But for the longest time, there wasn’t much focus on the border, except on the right. Now, the negotiations between the White House and congressional Republicans over a package of immigration provisions and new funding for Ukraine have put the border at the center of the political discussion, and the White House is faring poorly.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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