The border, after all, has been the site of a humanitarian crisis under both Democrats and Republicans. Nearly everyone here knows both undocumented immigrants and Border Patrol agents, occasionally even within the same family. And for many here, law enforcement remains one of the easiest paths to the middle class, and Republicans have portrayed national Democrats as hostile toward the police. Both Republicans and Democrats are likely this year to start funneling far more money into the region, where enthusiasm for the G.O.P. If I were the Democrats, I would be very afraid right now, because there is a storm coming, a storm that is going to win Hidalgo County.

Source: New York Times May 02, 2021 19:18 UTC