I know many who want tough border security were upset with KIrstjen Nielsen as Director of Homeland Security, but, it was a damned difficult job, especially as it bears on border security. There are laws as made by Congress, which continuously fails to strengthen border security nor give her the tools necessary to do the job. Further, Democrats are actively working to undermine border security. So, her replacement isn’t going to have a whole lot more luck. But, the NY Times Editorial Board hates him, so, maybe he will do better
Kirstjen Nielsen Enforced Cruelty at the Border. Her Replacement Could Be Worse.
Time finally ran out for Kirstjen Nielsen, President Trump’s beleaguered secretary of homeland security.
The terms of Ms. Nielsen’s departure were unclear. She met with the president on Sunday evening to discuss continuing problems at the southern border. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Trump said on Twitter that Ms. Nielsen “will be leaving her position†and thanked her for her service, implying he had asked her to step down. Ms. Nielsen issued a formal letter of resignation, saying it was the “right time for me to step aside.†Considering the long-simmering tensions between the president and Ms. Nielsen, the most surprising thing about her departure may be that it didn’t happen months ago.
The NYTEB then berates her for multiple paragraphs, forgetting that Obama was the one putting kids in cages, Nielsen had them in detention centers, as the law called for. Otherwise, the parents and kids would just be released into the interior on a pinkie promise to return for a hearing, which most do not. The Open Borders advocates have been doing everything possible to make her job and that of Customs and Border Patrol impossible by continuously helping form caravans to overrun the border, all claiming asylum, which most do not qualify for, but, it gets them into the U.S.
For now, Ms. Nielsen’s acting replacement will be Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. This leaves Homeland Security without a top official at either of its critical immigration agencies. It comes as the swell of migrant families across the border pushes the system toward collapse.
Within this leadership vacuum, it seems likely that more influence will be exerted by Mr. Miller, who inspires and reinforces Mr. Trump’s harshest ideas on immigrants and immigration.
Well, they really do not say much about McAleenan, despite the headline. If the system is heading towards collapse, then perhaps the NY Times should be taking the Open Borders advocates to task, rather than those who are trying to protect our borders. And the Democrats in Congress, who block all policy changes that could make a difference. But, they won’t
If Ms. Nielsen wants to perform one last act of public service, she could come clean about the costs of the policies she enforced over the past year and half, not only to the desperate migrants seeking a better life in the United States, but also to the thousands of employees of her department charged with carrying out an inhumane and ineffective set of policies.
What did they want her to do? You can either stop them and send them packing, detain them till the case can be adjudicated, or release them into the interior. The last is what is happening increasingly. What McAleenan should do is release them all in cities like San Francisco, NYC, Albany, Portland, and Seattle, among others. Let these Open Borders sanctuary cities then deal with the illegals.
