Republicans have spent three years railing against President Joe Biden for not continuing former President Donald Trump’s draconic crackdown on migrants at the southern border. Their favorite punching bag on that front has been Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has been the subject of multiple hearings in the House for his supposed “dereliction of duty.” Now, despite no evidence of any such “dereliction,” House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-N.C., announced Wednesday that his committee would hold a hearing next week to mark up articles of impeachment against Mayorkas.
The effort that the GOP has poured into gunning for Mayorkas isn’t just comical, but it also represents the total lack of scruples the party has when it comes to immigration. This is a group of very unserious people threatening to use a serious weapon despite knowing that it’s only for show. If Republicans are truly looking for whom to blame for chaos at the border and beyond, they should look in the mirror.
If Republicans are truly looking for whom to blame for chaos at the border and beyond, they should look in the mirror.
Republicans’ primary charge against Mayorkas is that he’s selectively applying the nation’s immigration laws. But Congress hasn’t passed new immigration laws in decades, leaving the system to weaken and buckle. It’s been almost a decade since the last bipartisan attempt at reform, and that effort was stymied by Republicans, not Democrats. Since then, conservatives have steadily clamped down on even gestures at major overhauls, decrying each one as a back door “amnesty” for undocumented migrants.
It should be welcome news for House Republicans that the ongoing efforts in the Senate to work out a border security compromise don’t include any pathway to citizenship — a Democratic requirement in past negotiations. But it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone else that House Republicans are still rejecting the idea of a…
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