But whether or not many people noticed, this was the week in which the Obama administration's attempts to deflect blame for the border crisis fell apart....◼ Discussion at Lucianne
As some Democrats on the committee had already suggested, Johnson told Cornyn that, if there, in fact, are misperceptions about U.S. law among illegal immigrants, the way to clarify the situation is to pass comprehensive immigration reform. "If comprehensive immigration reform is passed, the uncertainty that may be existing in people's minds about our law gets resolved," Johnson said.
Others, including the White House spokesman, have made the same point in what has become the administration's fallback position: If you don't like what is happening at the border, pass comprehensive immigration reform. It is essentially a concession that yes, the young illegal immigrants flooding across the border are coming because they've heard that Obama administration policies will allow them to stay. But it's also a sign that the White House has no intention to do much about the problem.
◼ 'Wave of humanity´: Border Patrol overwhelmed by flow of illegal aliens - FOX
◼ Discussion at Lucianne: High time our bird-dog media tells us exactly who ginned this up.