The "Border Surge": Don't Fence Me In

The Republican Party is in a pickle about immigration.  They know that they can't stand in the way of comprehensive immigration reform if they are ever to woo minority voters. However, they also know that if they support a reform bill, the GOP base will make them pay at the polls. The big question is what to do to appease both sides. Enter an agreement to beef up border security, better known as the "Border Surge". I knew something was wrong when I heard that the agreement was favored by the likes of Bill O'Reilly.

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