One of the reasons for public disgust with government today at all levels is the obvious incompetence of government today. Governments are proving themselves increasingly incompetent at basic tasks, like preserving social order, preventing crime, defending borders, or building public works projects (like California’s high-speed rail, to pick a spectacular example of incompetent excess), while thinking they have the competence to control the planet’s temperature, and make everyone equal by controlling language and setting up endless official ministries of equity.
And there has been no greater failure the last several decades than securing our southern border. Leaving aside whether liberals and the Democratic Party actually want this, the cover story has always been that there’s nothing that can be done to stop illegal immigration at the border.
Well, guess what this week has shown—looks like the government can secure the border if it wants to:
Reminder—what the last decade looks like and it surged under Biden:
