"The surge of Latin American children trying to cross the U.S. border threatens to strain states' resources and is testing their already fragile relationship with Washington, governors from both parties warned Friday,"
writes Kyle Cheney @ Politico.
As they gathered here for a meeting of the National Governors Association, the state leaders seethed at what they said was a lack of support and information from the federal government.
That's left them groping for solutions to an issue they say combines humanitarian concern for vulnerable children, fears of lax border security and intense election-year politics.
As expected, Obama critics blame his administration for the crisis, and Obama supporters blame the Congress. Yet for all the supposed rage, not one governor had the courage to openly raise the issue with Vice President Biden when given the chance:
The border crisis was on the tip of nearly every governor's tongue in the early part of their meeting here, yet the group passed on the chance to grill Vice President Joe Biden on the subject when he appeared before them Friday.
During a question-and-answer session that followed a keynote address by Biden to the governors, the state executives asked him relatively tame questions about workforce development and jobs. And Biden — who also may run for president in 2016 — didn't refer to the controversial topic, either.
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