Biden’s immigration failures went far beyond the border

Published October 12, 2026 5:00am ET



President Joe Biden’s record on border security is so bad that his own party members regard it as toxic. Even far-left candidates such as James Talarico call themselves “border security” Democrats so as to distance themselves, if possible, from the abject failure of their past leader.

But as bad as Biden’s policies were at the southern border, where Democratic negligence was most obvious, the ex-president’s refusal to enforce the law inside the country was equally reckless. The extent of the damage done was documented by a Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report released this week.

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