There's little doubt that the issue of children being separated from their parents is a manufactured crisis. The new twist on Rahm Emanuel's old mantra is "never let a crisis go to waste, even if you have to lie and scheme to build up some legal issue into a crisis."
Chuck Schumer let the cat out of the bag with a remark a Republican bill which sought to alleviate the pressure. See Schumer rejects GOP proposal to address border crisis:
Asked if that meant Democrats would not support a bill backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to keep immigrant families together while seeking asylum on the U.S. border, Schumer said they want to keep the focus on Trump.
"They want to keep the focus on Trump." But of course. Where would they be without a boogieman?
So what happens if Trump caves to the pressure? Well, he did. Trump signs executive order to keep undocumented families together. Democrats will move onto another manufactured crisis in no time. Hey, there's always Russia.
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2:10 PM 6/20/2018
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