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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcas has repeatedly told Congress that “the border is safe,” and the White House continues to insist this is true. I’m here.
For many Americans, it is difficult to accept President Biden’s refusal to take direct and easy steps to stop illegal immigration, and the reality of the unprecedented and ongoing border crisis is painful. Almost 2.4 million illegal immigrants were arrested at the U.S. border with Mexico in fiscal 2022. This is a historic figure, doubling the all-time record for arrests in 2021.
Advocates of the Biden administration argue that what they call an unprecedented number of “encounters” at the border, combined with compassion for asylum seekers, shows a tough approach to illegal immigration. .
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“The system is broken,” they tell Americans, because of the actions taken by the previous administration. However, the policies introduced by President Trump have proven very effective in deterring illegal immigration. President Biden quickly reversed most of these policies upon his inauguration and introduced others that facilitated the massive waves of illegal immigration we are witnessing now.
If the Biden administration, as required by current law, sends illegal immigrants across the border or back to their home countries, or detains them while awaiting immigration hearings, the Anger will be much less. Instead, the administration has released more than one million illegal immigrants to the United States, fully aware that they are overwhelmingly economic migrants and not legal asylum seekers.
Then there is the so-called “fugitive” problem. This is an illegal alien using Border Patrol agents who are overwhelmed by the processing of millions of other illegal immigrants. In fiscal 2022 alone, Border Patrol could reliably estimate that 600,000 of her people escaped unrest and entered the United States illegally. I have no idea who these people are, where they are now, or what they are doing.
Republicans, who have a new majority in the House, are committed to addressing the border crisis with oversight and legislative reform. A significant step toward that end is the Border Security and Security Act (HR 29) recently introduced by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy.
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The bill creates non-pandemic-related powers for DHS to clear illegal immigrants at the border. DHS has the option to detain asylum seekers pending a hearing, return them to the country they entered to await a hearing, as was done under the Remain in Mexico program, or return them to their home country. can.
House leadership needs to act quickly to pass Roy’s bill.The longer they wait, the worse the border crisis will get. The Biden administration increasingly downplays the language and intent of existing immigration laws by claiming discretion to allow illegal immigration or by abusing parole to disguise them as legal. will be bold. Permissions — Unlimited.
A small number of House Republicans have blocked Roy’s bill from passing, arguing that it would prevent foreigners from applying for asylum altogether.
This is completely wrong. It would only require DHS to comply with existing law and detain the asylum seeker pending a hearing with an immigration officer.
Now, under the cover of the asylum system, the Biden administration is releasing hundreds of thousands of individuals who make frivolous or fraudulent asylum applications to the United States, often granting them work permits.
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If Roy’s bill passes the House, it will put pressure on the Democratic-controlled Senate to take it up. Last year, at the Democratic caucus, nine senators voted to extend the use of Title 42. This is a measure introduced by the Trump administration to allow Customs and Border Protection to expedite the deportation of illegal border crossers.
With Secretary of State Mayorkas increasingly defying Congress and the 2024 election, with voters already strongly backing Republicans on immigration, vulnerable Democrats are using common sense to stem the border crisis. Reject an approach?
Much damage has already been done and Roy’s bill will stop the bleeding at the border, but there are still other remedies that must be applied. should be prohibited from applying for asylum in
Many arriving at our southern border are undoubtedly seeking a better life, and many wish to escape poverty and other misery to return to their homelands. But these are not legal conditions for asylum.
Congress must respect and reiterate the original intent of the asylum system to prevent future abuses by the executive branch.
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Lawmakers who say they want to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States have no good reason to oppose Roy’s border bill. They should enthusiastically promote and support it.
A Biden administration will not secure its borders on its own initiative, no matter what the American people cost. Congress must act now.
