Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
American Greatness,
by
Victor Davis Hanson
Original Article
Posted By: Moritz55,
2/19/2026 10:09:56 AM
Why would any president destroy the U.S. southern border? The Left typically “pounces” on anyone daring to suggest that the Biden administration had green-lighted illegal immigration to gain new constituents for agendas that otherwise were without broad public support. The Left smears critics of open borders as racist conspiracists spreading the “Great Replacement Theory.” Yet for years, Democrats and leftists themselves had written triumphalist books with titles like “The Emerging Democratic Majority.” And often they crowed that “Demography is Destiny.”
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Skinnydip 2/19/2026 10:35:10 AM (No. 2070559)
Welcome back, Victor!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 2/19/2026 11:04:55 AM (No. 2070570)
Every conniving, scheming underhanded suspicion you ever thought, is exactly what they were - and will continue to be - doing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Gallo3 2/19/2026 11:45:37 AM (No. 2070606)
Because of trannies, abortion, homos, vasectomies, lesbos- if not for illegal immigration, Democrats would be extinct in one generation.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
DVC 2/19/2026 1:12:52 PM (No. 2070660)
VDH explaining it perfectly.
For political power, they intended to create a huge class of illegal aliens, here illegally, voting Dem illegally, and stealing everything that isn't bolted down.
Not an accident, not an error.....a PLAN.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Foghorn 2/19/2026 1:26:20 PM (No. 2070669)
It's easy to see why the Democrats opened the border, they could count them all in a census and gain more seats in the House of Representatives. They could control the House forever along with the nation's budget. They didn't care that the insane and criminals were brought into the country.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
3XALADY 2/19/2026 4:33:07 PM (No. 2070741)
It is difficult to understand how approximately half of our citizens hate our country. When this country is gone, what is left for you?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mifla 2/20/2026 6:08:18 AM (No. 2070855)
The Dems would rather rule over the ashes than live in a sane America.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
anniebc 2/20/2026 6:54:35 AM (No. 2070878)
I'm sure it's true that most democrats in office (state, federal, and local) have never had real jobs or produced anything of substance. They're basically menaces to society who found their place in government, a place that is open to corruption and corrupt individuals. We need a real government shut down, so we can start all over. Of course, this would be a huge task given that we have, in large part, canceled God from our culture.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 2/20/2026 6:54:55 AM (No. 2070880)
Also not to be forgotten, although we wish we could, are the lawyers, literally legions of them, all waiting to be hired by the government to represent illegals under their idiotic calls for “due process,” even when they’re not entitled to that, or ANY civil right. All those lawyers are DNC donating, leftist-hack Democrats wishing to pack the courts’ dockets. They seized upon the opportunity to turn our immigration system into a “personal ATM” for themselves and their practice. Everything Democrats are fond of, like whatever they say is “badly broken,” or, “in need of reform,” has at its core lawyers, the courts, and fees, all paid for by taxpayers. The Constitution and Statutes vest the powers of immigration and border security in the Executive Branch, but the Democrats are attempting to convert the Article 2 court’s responsibilities into an Article 3 court role, which is wholly improper and wrong, as DC Circuit Court Judge Boasberg so arrogantly asserts. Imagine trying to eject 20 million invaders while battling our very own courts. Insert Shakespeare quote here, regarding lawyers. /s
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 2/20/2026 8:29:46 AM (No. 2070925)
If you don't know the answer to the question in the headline, you're either a Dimwit or you've been living under a rock for the last decade.
Come on, Victor, tell us something we DON'T know!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/20/2026 8:43:20 AM (No. 2070933)
China has been invading us the smart way for decades. They don't demonstrate, wave flags, shout and block traffic, they just quietly build up their population of American citizen Chinese babies, support democrat politicians and bide their time. The loud, proud and stupid hispanic nations are out there in the open advertising their intentions and that's what triggered the alarms that woke America up to the crisis.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ronniethek 2/20/2026 8:46:01 AM (No. 2070934)
America needs 2 more important things to happen to end this flagrant violation of law permanently. SCOTUS must end the so sales Borthright citizenship misapplication of the 14th amendment and 2- we need to go back to the pre 1980 practice of only counting legally present people in the census. Do those 2 things in addition to deporting those here illegally- All of them-a d the problem is solved permanently.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
little guy 2/20/2026 9:00:12 AM (No. 2070941)
The elephant in the illegal alien room is why did the Republicans look the other way while all this was happening?
DJT can't pass gas without being sued and a judge ruling against him every which way. Was Biden sued? Not once!
Why?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
jasmine 2/20/2026 12:28:04 PM (No. 2071108)
Good to see you back, Victor! Once again, you expose why Democrats refuse to prioritize their own constituents. Their miserable careers rely on an endless supply of imported poverty. Redirecting resources from citizens to meeting the needs of illegal aliens is a betrayal that has gone on, with far too little media attention, for decades. Along the way, we've learned it's not in our national interest to import massive needs along with shocking ingratitude into our communities. Thank you for reminding middle Americans they are worthy of respect, despite the treatment (including name calling) they've received from generations of self-serving politicians.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
EQKimball 2/20/2026 12:43:06 PM (No. 2071114)
Is it really just a coincidence that a political party that vehemently opposes deportations just as vehemently opposes voter ID?
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