Posted 3 years ago
As expected under President Biden, the number of migrant families illegally crossing into the United States has returned to levels not seen since before Covid-19. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 7,260 people crossing the border as families during the month of January, an amount comparable to December 2019, according to Border Patrol statistics. Over 5,000 unaccompanied minors were arrested in January, the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
Biden has talked tough telling migrants should not make the journey to the U.S. However all have seen through it due to his actions. President Biden has reversed some Trump administration policies, including the “Remain in Mexico” policy ordering asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are processed in the U.S. as well as proposing legislation that would allow illegal immigrants in the US before 2021 a green card after which they could achieve a pathway to citizenship. The weakening of our immigration laws, were noticed and is one of the primary reasons for the migrant assault at our southern border.
And sadly, for Americans living in border towns; this spike in migrants is being dumped on to their lap as Border Patrol has been forced to release many of these people into their towns due to over crowding at holding facilities. The U.S. is also having difficulty returning families to Mexico, because of a recently-passed law that mandates migrant families to remain in government-run shelters. Once those shelters reach capacity, Mexico can refuse to accept migrant families scheduled for deportation by the U.S. And with a President who is openly soft on illegal immigration, its unlikely the US will attempt to pressure Mexico act.
Topic: US News
Tags: President Biden Immigration Illegal Immigration US Mexico Border Migrant Caravan