President Donald Trump was committed to enforcing US immigration laws and policies. His policies were intended to slow illegal immigration and were thus opposed and criticized by many on the left.
Yet while Trump’s policies were controversial and widely criticized, they largely worked to the extent that immigration did not continue to expand rapidly under his administration. His efforts were dramatically affected by the outbreak of COVID which forced immigration changes in many countries, including the US.
President Biden, on the other hand, is committed to increasing immigration, and from day one in the White House, he worked very hard to reverse Trump’s policies. One of his first actions was to declare our southern border open to immigrants which essentially invited foreigners to enter this country and automatically receive benefits and rights normally available only to US citizens.
Since Mr. Biden became president, we have seen a flood of illegal immigrants enter this country. Specific numbers are not available, which could be as high as eight million illegals which have entered this country since he took office in 2021. Many believe the numbers could be substantially higher.
The question is, what have the effects been due to Mr. Biden’s open border policies? It depends on who you ask, of course, but today we’ll take a look and see if we can draw some conclusions. I trust most of my readers will conclude, as I have, that President Biden’s immigration policies have not been good.
It’s no secret that President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have presided over a national security and humanitarian crisis at our nation’s southern border. In the week leading up to the expiration of Title 42, Border Patrol saw more than 11,000 migrants crossing the border illegally each day – the highest single daily totals ever recorded.
Over the course of Biden’s presidency, we’ve seen over 6.3 million illegal border crossings, including 1.3 million known got-aways. This doesn’t even account for those who crossed undetected. As noted above, the number of illegal crossings has now risen to eight million.
We knew that the end of Title 42, without increased enforcement, would send a message to the world that our southern border is wide open for those waiting to make the trip. Instead of turning migrants away, President Biden made it clear that his solution to our overcrowded border facilities is releasing migrants into the country without court dates or the ability to track them.
In fact, President Biden’s plan to address the ongoing surge at the border is not to stop inadmissible people from making the journey here, but to manage their flow.
Under this administration all inadmissible immigrants are more than welcome – regardless of their likelihood of having a lawful path forward once they are here. The only concern this administration has is optics; it is giving illegal, inadmissible entrants the trappings of legality – whether through unlawful parole or the use of an app – just to manage the illegal flow and hide the truth from the American people.
This ongoing surge includes known criminals, drug traffickers and terrorists – none of which will be encumbered from entering our country under the Biden administration’s policies.
These weak border policies aren’t only impacting border communities – when our laws are ignored, every state becomes a border state. States like Montana and Utah have seen an unprecedented flood of drugs and crime under President Biden’s leadership.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Division, which covers Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming, seized over 5.8 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022 alone. That’s enough to kill the entire population of Montana five times. Yet, Secretary Mayorkas continues to lie to Congress by claiming that he has operational control of the border.
Data from the CDC suggests that fentanyl overdose deaths have climbed every year that President Biden has been in office. And yet, these wide-open border policies have allowed China and the cartels to saturate our nation with deadly fentanyl. This is an attack on the American people.
In addition to compromising their safety, taxpayers are forced to foot the ever-increasing costs associated with the border crisis. According to a study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, American taxpayers pay nearly $162 billion yearly for services and benefits provided to illegal immigrants.
The bottom line is, we can’t afford to take care of migrants while American families deal with inflation and our government faces a $32 trillion debt that is projected to reach $36 trillion by 2025.
President Biden has demonstrated that he’s more than happy to let the chaos at the border fester and leave border communities to fend for themselves. But the fact is, his border/immigration policies are bad for America.
The question is, can GOP leaders in Washington do anything to reverse Biden’s terrible policies, or must we wait for a new president who agrees these policies must be reversed – but won’t take office until January 2025?
Unfortunately, the answer may be the latter. Let’s hope not! Time will tell.
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