Amid mounting criticism, Biden tries to deter migration — with little success

Published August 10, 2021 7:12pm ET



When the Washington Post says you need a “coherent strategy” on the southern border, you should listen.

For a while, the Biden administration hesitated to acknowledge the current border crisis. In April, White House press secretary Jen Psaki backpedaled President Joe Biden’s use of the word “crisis” to describe the surge of unaccompanied minors arriving on the border.

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