Friday, December 23, 2022
Grandstanding
The outgoing Republican governor of Arizona will now remove a border wall with Mexico that he had constructed from double-stacked shipping containers and concertina wire. The problem? He had constructed it on Federal land and the Feds are not amused. It is one more case of grandstanding by Republican governors to cast a spotlight on illegal migration. It worked -- sort of. The $95 million effort made national news but it didn't stop illegal migration as far as is known. The reason is that few migrants attempt to cross the border in the mountainous terrain. One could easily condemn the governor for wasting public money, but he will counter that he has made his point. Still, it was a wild, useless gesture that did no good for the governor's reputation.
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