President Biden’s refusal to enforce U.S. immigration laws, and his determination to open the U.S. southern border, is a level of lawlessness not previously seen in any prior White House Administration.
Pew Research reports that “The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year, more than quadruple the number of the prior fiscal year and the highest annual total on record. The number of encounters had fallen to just over 400,000 in fiscal 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak slowed migration across much of the world. But encounters at the southwest border rebounded sharply in fiscal 2021 and ultimately eclipsed the previous annual high recorded in fiscal 2000, according to recently published data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal agency that encompasses the Border Patrol… The Trump administration began expelling migrants in March 2020 under a public health order aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.”
In April, the Biden administration doubled down on its determination to hike illegal immigration when it announced the end of Title 42 at the border, effective May 23. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reforem, (FAIRUS) “Title 42 is a public health order in place since March 2020 that allowed immigration agents to turn away more than half of all border-crossers, citing the danger of the potential spread of COVID-19 within the United States. Ending Title 42 will have disastrous consequences at the border, with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials preparing for more than 500,000 illegal border crossers within six weeks of terminating the policy.
Further emphasizing it support for illegal immigration, published sources are now reporting that Biden is considering issuing government identification (ID) cards to border crossers and illegal aliens who are set for release into American communities as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) expansive “catch and release” operation.
Almost immediately after being sworn in, the Biden White House assaulted compliance with Immigration laws. It employed directives to agencies and other actions to unlawfully end complaince with existing law.
It did far more than just ignoring the law. It attacked U.S. Border Patrol personnel for merely doing their job. It created a fiction that mounted agents were “whipping” illegals. Despite the fact that the charge was absolutely proven to be false, the White House nevertheless demanded punishment for the innocent agents.
At first, the White House received some support from Democrat elected officials. Now, however, in the face of a tidal wave of illegals overwhelming local governments, objections from elected officials from the President’s own party are sounding alarms. New York Mayor Eric Adams has expressed concern that the new arrivals are straining his city’s social safety net. Similar worries have been expressed by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, who pointed out the dire impact on homeless shelters and other municipal facilities.
Substantial responses from state officials have erupted. In September, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody took legal action against the Biden administration for ignoring federal immigration law. She notes that “According to federal law, arriving immigrants, including those claiming asylum, are required by law to be detained while immigration courts determine if there is a valid basis to enter the United States. As a result of the Biden administration’s illegal abdication of duty, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already released more than 225,000 illegal border crossers this year… The Biden administration’s brazen disregard for federal immigration law is jeopardizing the safety and security of our state and nation…Biden’s border policy is an open invitation to dangerous criminals, human traffickers and drug traffickers to enter the United States—creating a crisis at the Southern Border like we have never seen. Because Biden is not requiring those crossing the border to go through the legally mandated channels, they are coming into our country without being properly processed…The federal government cannot simply ignore federal laws because it does not agree with them politically.”
Six Texas counties and one city have declared an invasion at the southern border.
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