Republicans own the failed bipartisan border and immigration bill. You broke it then you own it!

Echo opinion published in Texas, the Houston Chronicle 

WASHINGTON, DC — Texas' Republican senators sadly helped to block a bipartisan border security bill they said would do too little to slow crossings that have reached record highs during the Biden administration, effectively ending a months long drive to pass the first major immigration legislation in decades.

Texas Republicans Senator John Cornyn and Senator Ted Cruz

Republicans own the bipartisan failed border bill

Regarding “Cruz, Cornyn help sink border bill Republicans had long demanded,” (Feb. 7): 

Republicans, including John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, lambasted the Biden administration continuously for failing to stem the migrant tide at the southern border. 

But then, they voted against an arduously negotiated, bipartisan bill, backed by Border Patrol personnel, containing unprecedented measures to do just that. Then they twist themselves into pretzels trying to justify their opposition by mischaracterizing what the bill does. (The bill does not just “let” 5,000 people a day into the country.) 😡 Fake News ❗

We are not stupid. We all heard Donald Trump instruct Republicans to refrain from constructive action on the border so that he can thwart Biden and make the campaign claim that he is the only one who can fix it. Trump exacts compliance by threatening to direct his obedient supporters to vote against any Republican who defies him. The self-interest, hypocrisy and dishonesty of these politicians toward the country and toward all of us is staggering.

From Maureen Wharton, in Houston Texas