Well, well, the New York Times has finally stumbled upon the border chaos under former President Joe Biden, but isn’t this revelation just a bit overdue?

After years of apparent silence, the NYT has unleashed a critical report detailing how the Biden administration’s approach to immigration and border policy turned into what many conservatives call a foreseeable fiasco, as the Daily Caller reports.

Let’s rewind to November 2020, when Biden’s election victory came with early warnings from insiders that his immigration strategy might lead to trouble.

Early Alerts Ignored by Administration

“In the weeks after Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected president, advisers delivered a warning: His approach to immigration could prove disastrous,” noted NYT reporter Christopher Flavelle.

That caution seemed to vanish into thin air as the administration appeared to brush off border issues, focusing instead on challenges like the pandemic and economic woes.

The NYT paints a picture of a team that saw immigration as a mere sideshow, a perspective that left conservatives frustrated and pointing to the border as a ticking time bomb.

Border Concerns Sidelined for Other Priorities

The NYT report summed it up sharply: “The president and his closest aides treated immigration as a distraction from other issues, such as the coronavirus pandemic and the economy.”

While many on the right argued that border security deserved urgent attention, the administration’s apparent disinterest paved the way for policies that seemed more about appearances than real solutions.

Yet, they did introduce new legal migration pathways, a move the NYT piece compares to a questionable fix, almost suggesting that changing the rules could mask underlying problems.

New Policies Raise Eyebrows Among Critics

Under these pathways, over 400,000 migrants from countries like Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela entered the U.S., a figure that fuels conservative concerns about unchecked inflows.

Then there’s Operation Allies Welcome for Afghans, which admitted individuals like Rahmanullah Lakanwal, subsequently accused of attacking National Guard troops in a D.C. shooting last month, raising serious questions about vetting standards.

Lakanwal’s reported inability to adjust after arrival only amplifies right-leaning critiques that such programs often rush implementation at the expense of thorough oversight.

Political Calculations or Sheer Apathy?

The NYT points to a mix of apathy and deliberate strategy, suggesting the administration bet that border surges wouldn’t upset most voters, particularly in Latino communities.

Some might see this as a cold political wager, gambling that border disarray could even yield future electoral gains through changing voter patterns -- a notion that strikes many conservatives as recklessly shortsighted.

By the midpoint of Biden’s term, the NYT notes, the collapse of his immigration approach became glaringly obvious, leaving a legacy of missed opportunities and mounting challenges at the border.