Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids Signs Democratic Party Letter Urging Border Control

Realistic Democratic Party denizens know they're losing this issue that's likely to worsen this Summer. 

And so . . . 

At least a half-hearted effort at damage control is underway. 

Here's the money line and the local mention . . . 

“It has become clear that the current situation remains untenable, but with Republicans playing politics on border security, it is time for your administration to act,” the lawmakers wrote. “We urge you to use all tools at your disposal, including executive action, to better address security at the Southern border, interdict illicit fentanyl and allow for orderly legal immigration.”

The letter was spearheaded by Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and endorsed by 14 other House Democrats, including Reps. Susan Wild (Pa.), Mike Levin (Calif.), Steven Horsford (Nev.), Matt Cartwright (Pa.), Susie Lee (Nev.), Sharice Davids (Kan.), Chris Pappas (N.H.), and Hillary Scholten (Mich.) — all of whom are ranked among the vulnerable lawmakers identified by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper.

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