Dems Suddenly Want More Border Security

As encounters at the southern border continue to increase, and midterm elections approach, Democrats seem to be shifting their messaging on border security. The Daily Wire’s Ben Johnson joined Georgia Howe and John Bickley for Thursday’s episode of “Morning Wire” to explain Democrats’ changing strategy on the border.Johnson highlighted President Joe Biden’s “surprising” mention of border security during his “State of the Union” address on March 1. He also mentioned that “the message has filtered down through the party ranks. The newspaper Roll Call, which covers Capitol Hill, ran a story on Tuesday, titled ‘Democrats Emphasize Border Security as Midterms Loom.’”Democratic House members like Abigail Spanberger (VA) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) are supporting tighter border security “through technology or by hiring more Border Patrol agents,” Johnson said.Border encounters in February were up 63% from the same month last year as nearly 165,000 illegal immigrants flooded into the U.S. last month. “Our southern border is still totally uncontrolled,” John …

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