The weak GOP border deal gives Biden the scapegoat he wanted

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The Senate border deal may be a dud, but it is also a political blunder that can only help President Joe Biden blame Republicans for a crisis that he alone created.

The border deal includes bailouts for sanctuary cities that invite illegal immigration and gives Biden more avenues for catch-and-release policies that Biden has already been abusing. It also gives Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the ability to ignore various restrictions, which is what the two have already been doing with existing immigration laws.

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