Biden’s Border Crisis
What to Know: Customs and Border Protection reports nearly 200,000 migrants entered the U.S. illegally in July—and while that’s probably an undercount, it’s still a 325% increase from the July average under President Trump.
The TPPF Take: The Biden administration created this crisis.
“While Americans suffer the consequences of the Biden administration’s dangerous mismanagement of the asylum system, cartels, coyotes, and hostile foreign actors are profiting from it,” says TPPF’s Ken Oliver. “Our southwestern border is being flooded by migrants from over 160 nations who are taking advantage of the administration’s blatant disregard for the laws on the books, which require detention and thorough adjudication before any granting of asylum.”
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This Could be a Problem
What to Know: The U.S. Postal Service has a new division devoted to mail-in ballots. The division will include “election mail strike teams” in every district.
The TPPF Take: This could lead to institutionalized election interference.
“What if the leadership of the USPS’s heavily unionized workforce decided to put their thumbs on the scale?” asks TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “There is already evidence that unionized postal workers have interfered with campaign mail, might this interference extend to mail-in ballots. The safest way to vote is in-person with a verified ID.”
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Austin Affordability
What to Know: With an affordability crisis raging, Austin city councilmembers weigh giving themselves a 40% pay raise.
The TPPF Take: Austin’s political elite are out-of-touch in oh so many ways.
“Austinites are struggling to put food on the table and keep the lights on, yet city hall is eyeing a huge pay increase at public expense. It’s beyond belief,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “Even if mounting public backlash forces city council to forgo the salary spike for now, the fact that it’s even a topic of discussion—during a time of recession—tells you where their priorities are. And affordability isn’t on that list.”
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