A group of illegal immigrants attempted to cross the border at Eagle Pass, TX, during a visit from Republican lawmakers.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “One thing is absolutely clear: America is at breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration.”
Johnson added: “The situation here and across the country is truly unconscionable. We would describe it as both heartbreaking and infuriating.”
The border patrol encountered over 302,000 illegal immigrants in December, setting an all-time record for a month.
Johnson blamed the border crisis on Biden’s policies.
Biden’s policies and encouraging people to come to America during the campaign did not help. We have seen a huge influx of encounters and gotaways since Biden took office:
Republicans were clear that they blamed the crisis on the policies of the administration, pointing to the rollback of Trump-era policies like the Remain-in-Mexico policy and a greater number of releases of migrants into the interior, both under Notices to Appear and through the “expanded lawful pathways” set up by the administration.”Rather than incentivizing people to come, the president needs to deter people from coming. Rather than discussing amnesty with Mexico…this administration should reinstate the Remain-in-Mexico policy,” he said.”This is an unmitigated disaster, a catastrophe and what’s more tragic is it’s a disaster of the president’s own design,” he said, accusing the president of putting out a “welcome mat” for illegal immigrants.
But the fact is that both parties have had so many opportunities since whenever the last time we touched the immigration system. They’ve all had opportunities to do more for the border, too.
Immigration and border security have long been a problem. Like the universities, it needs a complete overhaul.
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