Any rational person could deduce that the recent surge in illegal border-crossers is due to President Joe Biden rolling out the welcome mat during his campaign by saying that he would reverse the Trump administration policies on deportations, stop the “remain in Mexico” policy, and resume the Obama-era standard of “catch and release.”
The administration is also being cagey about the Biden administration’s plans with regard to the Title 42 public health restrictions invoked by the Trump administration to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. The emergency measure allows rapid expulsion of migrants from the United States, often within minutes and without the need for detention.
CBP and DHS do not do COVID screening, and it turns out that (shocker) over a hundred people who have crossed from Mexico into Texas illegally have tested positive for the virus and are on their way to spread it to various parts of the country. Migrants are not required to quarantine.
It’s expected that the number of migrants, including unaccompanied minors, is going to spike this year. DHS is warning that an estimated 117,000 unaccompanied minors are expected to cross the border illegally this year. This is approximately 2,250 minors per day arriving at the border without an adult. This cannot be healthy for those kids!
Democrats keep talking about “comprehensive immigration reform”, but what they really mean is “open borders” for illegal immigrants. They want to throw open the borders wide for certain immigrants — the illegal kind from Central America who share their left-wing political views — and turn a blind eye to the other problems with the slow, expensive immigration system where greasy immigration lawyers can fleece legal immigrants blind for years while promising them, “It’ll just take a few more months.”
Have you seen any proposals from Democrats that have anything to do with legal immigration? Point one out. I’ll wait but will not hold my breath.