Illinois Democrat Discovers Border Patrol, After Voting for More Walls
Newsweek reported on a specific Illinois Democrat pulled over by Border Patrol. This personal encounter is presented as a mild inconvenience, not a systemic issue. What they consistently neglect is the voting record of many democrats, including those from Illinois. On March 8, 2018, just months before this incident, a significant number of Democrats, including many from Illinois, voted for HR
4760, the 'Securing America's Future Act of 2018.' While it failed, similar legislation and appropriations for increased border enforcement have consistently found bipartisan support, funneling billions into the very apparatus that 'inconvenienced' one of their own. It appears the 'rule of law' is less abstract when it's your own vehicle being searched. One might reasonably wonder if encountering
the stark reality of escalated border policing sparked a sudden epiphany, or if the performative outrage lasted only as long as the news cycle. Perhaps the 'border crisis' only truly registers when it breaches the insulated bubble of officialdom, rather than affecting the millions of families torn apart by policies these same politicians write and fund.