While President Joe Biden tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with addressing the crisis along America's southern border, her record hasn't been stellar. A nasty example of that failure recently showed up at her house.
According to Fox News, a busload of illegal migrants were dropped off on Sunday outside of Harris' residence at the Naval Observatory.
#BREAKING A bus bringing migrants from Texas just arrived at the Naval Observatory near Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence. Busing has started back up since Title 42 expired, this time on Mother’s Day. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also sent busloads of migrants Christmas Eve. pic.twitter.com/L88eBOpwYv
— Christian Flores (@CFloresNews) May 15, 2023
They were only the latest group of illegal migrants to be bussed out of Texas courtesy of Republican Gov. Greg Abbot in what is known as Operation Lone Star.
"Texas is doing what no other state has done before to protect our communities as President Biden ends Title 42," the governor declared in a tweet on Saturday.
#OperationLoneStar continues stepping up to respond to this growing border crisis.
Texas is doing what no other state has done before to protect our communities as President Biden ends Title 42.
More: https://t.co/l7rmY8eoY5 pic.twitter.com/VwQ4CMZioK
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) May 12, 2023
Fox News noted that Abbot began sending migrants to Washington, D.C. and other Democrat-run cities with sanctuary policies last year, something he announced in a letter to the White House.
"Texas has borne a lopsided burden caused by your open border policies," the governor was quoted as saying. "There will be more coming. There will be more going to New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other places across the country."
Meanwhile, Fox News reported last week that some in Chicago's south side expressed anger over the influx of migrants into their community.
"Why would any leader put our black communities already riddled with crime, at further risk by placing unvetted, non-taxpayers steps away from our seniors, our children, and our homes we've worked so hard on our own to secure," local resident J. Darnell Jones was quoted as saying.
Community advocate Natasha Dunn agreed, saying, "Our specific frustration lies in the continuous and blatant disregard for the safety and overall quality of life for black residents, as many of these migrants have been dumped in our neighborhoods without a plan in place to monitor and house them long-term."
Dunn went on to say she was "extremely dismayed by the city of Chicago's inability to control and develop safe parameters around housing migrants."
For her part, outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has responded to the wave of new arrivals by declaring a state of emergency.
She also asked "federal and state governments to support the new arrival mission with much-needed additional funding and resources for emergency shelter and resettlement."
