Biden’s Cynical New Border Policy

Venezuelan migrants walk after been deported by U.S. authorities at El Chaparral crossing port of entry in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Oct. 13, 2022. Mexico agreed to accept deported Venezuela migrants from the United States, authorities announced Oct. 12. Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas—After refusing to do anything substantive about stopping the flood of migrants entering the country illegally, President Biden has acted, sort of. Only a cynic would say his order to deport certain Venezuelans, but not migrants from 40 other nations, is timed to influence the November election.