The situation at the southern border is out of control and it will get worse if the Biden administration reverses Title 42.
Even Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is speaking out against the idea.
Bailee Hill reports at FOX News:
Obama’s former DHS secretary: ‘We have to enforce border security’Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary under President Obama, Jeh Johnson, is convinced a majority of Americans do want a “secure border” but warns the current trend of migrant encounters is not “sustainable.””I am convinced that most Americans want us to treat migrants in this country fairly, humanely,” Johnson said on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday. “They want us to take care of the dreamers who are a remarkable group of de facto Americans who grew up in this country.””Most Americans, I believe, want to give people who’ve been in this country for 10 or more years an opportunity to get on the books, but most Americans also want a secure border,” he continued.The Biden administration is expected to end COVID-related border policy Title 42 in May, which officials warn will likely spur an additional influx on an already-strained department…”Seven thousand a day is not sustainable in multiple respects,” Johnson stated. “It overwhelms the Border Patrol and ICE and their ability to keep up with these numbers, and obviously, it overwhelms the Biden administration politically.”
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Democrats in vulnerable seats are also against the idea.
From The Hill:
Vulnerable Senate Democrats undercut Biden on Title 42Moderate Democrats are undercutting the Biden administration’s months of careful messaging on Title 42 that cast its retention of the Trump-era policy as a public health necessity rather than a border management tool.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday it would on May 23 rescind the order that blocks migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. as the country learns to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.But rather than view it as a public health victory, some moderate Democrats see a huge political liability, leaving them furious that the White House ended policy ahead of a tough midterm election…Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) called it a “frightening decision.” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) called it “wrong.” And Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) said the Biden administration “does not appear to be ready” for the surge in migration that could result. Kelly and Hassan both face difficult reelection battles in November.
As bad as the assault on the southern border has been, it’s amazing to think that Biden could somehow make it worse.
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