Republicans hold firm on controlling immigration

NY Times:

G.O.P. Dislikes Separation, but Likes ‘Zero Tolerance’ More

In border states, Republican voters say that whatever sympathy they feel for children taken from their parents is complicated by frustration over the flow of people from Mexico.

This view illustrates the bind Republican lawmakers find themselves in: They need to retain support from these voters but also win over moderates horrified by the policy.
My biggest frustration is with the dishonesty of the Democrats and the media on the subject.  Most of the pictures used to push the "separation" issue were from the time of the Obama administration when the media had no interest in changing policies.  It is also clear that Democrats do not want to solve the problem, they want to make it worse by encouraging more people to come here illegally.  If they had their way many Democrats would not have immigration laws at all, they are so desperate to replace their thinning ranks.

Why does the media fail to explore the reasons for this migration which is linked to failed states in Central America and a narco-state in Mexico where traffickers make millions for facilitating the invasion of the US? 

They are much too eager to make this an empathy story instead of focusing on the problems that are causing the migration and how to stop it.  Empathy is not a sound basis for an immigration policy yet the media has been helping the Democrats weaponize it to achieve their illicit purposes.

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