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Biden’s Border Bungling Is a Gift to Trump

Illegal immigration helped decide the 2016 election. Why not try to avoid a repeat in 2024?

By Jason L. Riley

May 9, 2023 6:01 pm ET

Journal Editorial Report: Even liberal mayors say the crush of arrivals is unmanageable. Images: AP/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

Donald Trump demonstrated in 2016 that a Republican presidential candidate can run successfully on border security. So why are Democrats, terrified that he might win back his old job next year, tempting fate?

Joe Biden’s overall job approval dipped to a new low of 36% in an ABC News/Washington Post survey released on Sunday. His handling of immigration polls even worse. According to a Global Strategy Group survey taken last month, 58% of voters in seven battleground states disapprove of how he is handling the border, while just 32% approve. Global Strategy Group is a Democratic polling firm.