Mary Sanchez: Republican preening at the US-Mexico border
House Republicans took their fundamentally flawed view of the U.S.- Mexico border on the road recently. The politicians saw a processing center near Eagle Pass, Texas, where some of those same migrants pleaded their cases, telling U.S. officials of family members executed by drug cartels, of corrupt governments in their native countries, and the hope the U.S. might...
by Mary Sanchez, Tribune Content Agency
Jan 05, 2024
3 minutes
House Republicans took their fundamentally flawed view of the U.S.-Mexico border on the road recently. They went to the southern border.
From the comfort and ease of two tour buses, more than 60 House members drove past an empty field where in weeks prior desperate migrants had patiently waited to begin the legal process of seeking asylum.
The politicians saw a processing center near Eagle Pass, Texas, where some of those same migrants pleaded their cases, telling U.S. officials of family members executed by drug cartels, of corrupt governments in their native countries,
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