Deadline Poet / February 20, 2024

The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump

Calvin Trillin
A US border patrol agent on patrol near La Joya, Tex., 2013.
A US border patrol agent on patrol near La Joya, Tex., 2013. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)

Securing the border was key to the bill.
They liked that—until they got orders to kill.
They still say “How high?” when he tells them to jump.
They’ve still not applied for asylum from Trump.

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”

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