House Democrats Look to Flip the Script on Border Security

The House Democrats’ campaign committee is embracing border security ahead of the 2024 election following years of Republican scrutiny. The GOP has focused on chaos at the southern border as a political liability for Democrats, but a May 10 memo from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) shows they are looking to diffuse that argument and instead blame Republicans for blocking the Senate’s bipartisan border bill. The fight over who controls the House in 2025 will be close as Republicans currently hold a slim 217–213 majority. Record numbers of illegal immigrants have crossed the southern border recently, pushing the topic to the forefront of American politics. An April 30 Gallup poll found that voters now say immigration is the most critical issue facing the country....