On Christmas Eve just past, US Vice President Harris received a big gift.
Immigrants surrounded Harris’ official residence
According to Global Network , three buses filled with 140 immigrants arrived at the door of Harris’s house that night. After the immigrants got off, the buses immediately drove away and immigrants surrounded Harris’ official residence. In temperatures of just minus 8 degrees Celsius, some migrants wore only T-shirts, while others were given blankets and put on another bus bound for a local church.
It is reported that these buses came in batches. At first, there were immigrants on two buses. Some of them had been sent to shelters, and more buses hit the door of Harris' house.
(U.S. Vice President Harris)
These refugees were originally going to be sent to New York State , but they were transferred to Washington because of the severe cold weather. It is reported that this Christmas Eve is known as the coldest Christmas Eve ever recorded in Washington, which has resulted in dozens of deaths. The blizzard also caused power supply interruptions in many places, and hundreds of thousands of families and businesses spent Christmas Eve in the dark. Of course, the more difficult situation is for the refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border. They are sleeping rough at the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping that the United States will relax immigration restrictions during the cold wave. However, the local governor was overwhelmed and moved them to Washington in order to avoid refugee casualties.
reported that it is still unclear who sent these immigrants to Harris's doorstep, but some US media including CNN believe that Texas Republican Governor Abbott has a history of sending immigrants to Harris' home. Therefore, there is a high probability that someone from Republican is responsible for this.
(Refugees at Harris’ door)
Refugees at Harris’ door, this is not the first time
Earlier, Harris’ door was “invaded” by refugees. At that time, the United States was in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic crisis. In order to alleviate the refugee crisis, US President Biden led to a sharp increase in fiscal expenditures. Fortunately, the Biden administration stepped aside and passed the responsibility to local governments. Harris even bluntly said that the US border is safe. The Democratic Party's statement undoubtedly angered local governors. The Republican governor of Texas sent the refugees to Washington.
Among the refugees who poured into Harris's house that day, many Latino immigrants carried bags and pillows, and some were chatting leisurely at the gate of Harris' house wearing blankets. After the crowd dispersed, it caused traffic jams nearby. Local media said that this scene was unprecedented.
(Refugees under the U.S.-Mexico border wall)
Indeed, gathering refugees to the official residence of the Vice President or the President has never happened in American history, but it exactly reflects the partisan divisions involved in this incident, because the two states that have been most "invaded" by refugees are Arizona and Texas, both of which are Republican. In this territory, Trump , the then President of the United States, had provided substantial funding support, including building a border wall, establishing a border patrol, and providing funding support for refugee repatriation. With the guarantee of this strong policy, the area where refugees were located did not get out of control. Now that Trump has stepped down, the actions of the Biden administration have seriously insulted Republican voters, so they took this step to retaliate against the Democratic Party.
(Trump and Biden)
The struggle between the two parties is intensifying.
Therefore, on the surface, this is a refugee issue. In fact, the conflict between the two parties in the United States has intensified, so much so that there is a danger in front of the vice president. Although the mid-term election has ended, the Republican Party will take over the House of Representatives, and the US Democratic Party will continue to take over the Senate, but on the issue of refugees, the Republican Party has always believed that it has not been resolved.
The White House believes that the act of sending refugees to Harris' door is cruel, dangerous, and shameful. But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is a good way for the Republican Party to continue to magnify the immigration issue and attack the Democratic Party to build momentum for the upcoming U.S. election in 2024. At present, Republicans have failed to gain a large enough advantage in the midterm elections, and Trump may be convicted of the storming of Capitol Hill.Therefore, Republicans are trying to use immigration stunts to boost their popularity in the mid-term elections and regain their advantage over the Democrats. Immigration is just a "chess piece" in the political manipulation of both parties.
