Kyle Willis woke up in Mexico on Sunday, weighing different options for entry into the U.S. after being turned away at the most fortified stretch of Texas' border last week. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who said he left his country after facing attacks and discrimination due to his sexuality, had followed the path of a historic number of migrants over the past two years and tried crossing the Rio Grande at the border city of Eagle Pass.
The Biden administration is walking on eggshells to appease Democratic mayors and governors who are facing increasing pressure over how to deal with the influx of migrants. That tricky relationship highlights key Democratic weaknesses on immigration, an issue where Republicans have largely set the agenda, including by busing migrants to left-leaning cities across the north.…