A damning investigation revealed what many of us on the right have been saying for years: President Joe Biden and his inner circle were warned in writing that their promised immigration changes would unleash chaos at the border, and they moved forward anyway. The New York Times piece, picked up across conservative outlets, shows advisers drafted an August 2020 memo spelling out the risks — and the White House largely ignored it.
That memo did not mince words, warning a surge could “create chaos and a humanitarian crisis” and overwhelm processing capacity, while listing concrete deterrent options that were never implemented, from reception centers to measures that would have required some migrants to wait in Mexico. Top aides debated these recommendations and then let the proposals “die,” a failure of governance that was preventable and plainly reckless.
The consequences were predictable and brutal: after those early warnings were dismissed, migrant encounters at the southern border ballooned to historic levels, contributing to an unauthorized population surge estimated in the millions and monthly encounters that rivaled war-zone numbers. Border communities and federal agents were overwhelmed, and even conservative media redoubled calls for a return to common-sense enforcement as the situation deteriorated.
This wasn’t just incompetence — it was a political calculation that backfired. Insiders now admit the administration feared upsetting the left and alienating certain voting blocs, a cowardly choice that turned immigration into the defining issue that handed the advantage to Republicans and helped fuel the 2024 comeback. The American people paid the price while elites worried about optics.
Patriots should not accept shrugging shoulders and excuses. This was a failure of leadership, plain and simple, and it demands real accountability: depositions, document releases, and consequences for those who put politics above public safety. We must defend our borders, support our Border Patrol, and never let Washington’s political games threaten the security of hardworking Americans again.
Fox’s The Five raised the alarm because this is not history to file away — it’s a warning shot to every voter who values rule of law and national sovereignty. If America is to remain a safe, prosperous country, we have to learn the lesson: partisan softness at the border invites chaos, and only firm, commonsense policies will restore order.
