House Democrats Look to Flip the Script on Border Security

A new memo from their campaign committee highlights intentions to hold Republicans responsible for the failed bipartisan border bill.

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States demonstrate on the Rio Grande to ask for authorization to enter the country, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on April 25, 2024. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

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.