Joe Biden’s souther border has gotten so catastrophically bad that a Democrat governor has finally decided to take action.
Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs in Arizona has just ordered the National Guard to the border, blaming the Biden administration for “refusing to do its job to secure our border.”
The issue surrounds the closing of the Lukeville port of entry by the Customs and Border Patrol in order to deal with human trafficking elsewhere on the border. Since that happened it’s become chaos as illegals pour over the border in Lukeville.
Here’s more via Reuters:
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday ordered National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, saying the U.S. federal government’s recent decision to close a legal port of entry in her state “has led to an unmitigated humanitarian crisis.”
It was a notable rebuke of President Joe Biden by a fellow Democrat as border security is shaping up to be a major issue in the 2024 presidential campaign, with Biden seeking re-election next November.
“Yet again, the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,” Hobbs said in a press statement.
The governor did not say how many members of the National Guard would be deployed but that they would be stationed along the southern border near the Lukeville port of entry and the San Miguel crossing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Dec. 4 closed the Lukeville legal border crossing until further notice to redirect resources to increased illegal smuggling of migrants elsewhere on the border. CBP said it was “surging all available resources to expeditiously and safely process migrants.”
Hobbs, in her executive order to mobilize the National Guard, said the resulting “crisis” has put public safety and commerce at risk. She had previously asked Biden to reassign the Arizona National Guard to reopen the Lukeville port of entry.
“With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t,” Hobbs said in her press statement, adding that the Biden administration has also “failed to respond” to her request to reimburse the state for border security spending.
Border security has often been a partisan issue, with Republicans seeking more restrictive and aggressive measures while Democrats have placed more emphasis on the humanitarian needs of impoverished migrants and asylum-seekers coming from around the world.