USAToday Reporter Calls Border Surge Obama's "Katrina Momet"

The chaos just won't stop.

MSNBC panelists on Monday seemed puzzled by the president’s refusal to visit the U.S.-Mexico border while he fundraises in Texas, with USA Today reporter Susan Page calling the decision Mr. Obama's "Katrina moment."

Appearing on "The Daily Rundown," Carolyn Ryan of The New York Times argued that the crisis on the border, in which thousands of immigrants are crossing illegally in record numbers, goes to question the president’s competence...

[Chuck] Todd said the administration has been "defiant" in refusing to visit the border while the president attends a fundraiser in Texas on Wednesday.

"It's a Katrina moment, right?” Ms. Page asked. "And you're going to a fundraiser and not going to the border where there’s this crisis?"

Meanwhile, Breitbart has published a leaked DHS memo that states that part of the reason for the border surge is the widespread knowledge that Obama has stopped deporting people.

No single factor causes [illegal, non-Mexican] migration to the United States. Rather, several factors combine to cause this, including poor economies and violence in home countries, potential employment opportunities in the United States, family reunification, and success at not being immediately repatriated drive [illegal, non-Mexican] migration to the United States.

posted by Ace at 07:23 PM

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