Biden - The US Border is Open

Of course, the Democrats will never publicly admit that. They will sanctimoniously claim they are for border security. They aren't. 

This post is a follow-up to my prior post: Illegal Immigration Allowed into the US by the Biden Administration. On February 18, 2021 the New York Times printed this story: The Democrats’ immigration proposal offers an eight-year path to citizenship. The significance of this story is in what was said and what was not said. The overarching theme of the story is that those in the US illegally, instead of being deported, will be allowed to stay and given a path to citizenship. That makes a mockery of any claims that the Biden administration will provide enhanced border security.  The Washington Times writes: "President Biden‘s immigration bill cancels penalties for future illegal immigrants, speeds legalization of those already here and increases legal immigration levels."  In my prior post, I had reviewed how the border security efforts of the Trump administration were being dismantled.  The New York Times wrote:

Unlike previous efforts to overhaul immigration, the legislation does not include a large focus on increased border enforcement. Instead, the bill adds resources to process migrants legally at ports of entry and invests $4 billion over four years in distressed economies in the hopes of preventing people from fleeing to the United States because of security and economic crises.

But the bill tries to make the most far-reaching changes in immigration law in more than three decades. It would sweep away restrictions on family-based immigration, making it easier for spouses and children to join their families already in the country. And it would expand worker visas to allow more foreigners to come to the United States for jobs.

As with all legislation the details are hidden in the "fine print" and in the absence of certain themes. While the "fine print" is not yet available, the implications are clear with the headline's theme of offering illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.  That is an "open" incentive to migrate to the US. Especially in the absence of any negative incentives for entering the US illegally.

The absent theme is "deportation" of those illegally here. There is a vague nod to "preventing people" from entering the US. But that is not further discussed as the emphasis is on legitimizing those who are here now and loosing restrictions for those who may enter the country, in the future, illegally. The Washington Times wrote: "The Biden plan checks off most of the major wish-list items of immigrant-rights activists, including: funding lawyers for some migrants who want to challenge their deportations; granting speedy legal status to “Dreamers” and farm workers; pouring cash into Latin America for nation-building activities; and slashing barriers to legal immigration."

The operative theme of the proposed legislation is legitimizing those illegal immigrants who are here. Not deporting them. In fact, the proposed immigration plan, would allow illegal immigrants (once legitimized) to bring into the US family members from their native country. No need to illegally cross the border. The net effect, the border is open. 

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Update 2/19/2021: Since posting Biden has "opened" the border for some individuals waiting in Mexico. US begins admitting migrants from Mexico, as Biden administration winds down Trump-era policy.  Biden is quickly "opening" the border but has yet to issue any actions to make the "border secure" to prevent illegal immigration. Biden's apparent silence on any "secure border" initiatives means that he has no intention of actually controlling illegal immigration. Biden has given illegal immigrants the "green light". The border is open. 

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Update 4/08/2021: Since posting this cartoon was published.

 

Illegal Immigration Allowed into the US by the Biden Administration

Two articles concerning illegal immigration caught my attention today. In the first article: Jen Psaki Claims ‘Border Is Not Open,’ Admits Biden’s DHS Is Releasing Migrants into U.S.  That obviously raises the question, if the border is not open, why are the illegal immigrants being released into the US? In the second article: DHS will admit 25,000 migrants waiting in Mexico. 

 Consider these parallel factors:

• One of Biden's first Executive Orders upon assuming the Presidency was to "ban" deportations (ostensibly for 100 days). That means that once in the US, the illegal immigrants won't, for the time being, be deported. That allows the illegal immigrants to essentially disappear into the general population of the US. Never to be found. The Biden administration is required to protect the border from unauthorized entry, yet the Biden administration is effectively circumventing this rule-of-law.
• White House considering domestic travel bans to stop coronavirus mutations surge. Nevertheless, it appears that illegal immigrants are being allowed to enter the US without Covid-19 testing. That means that Biden is creating a Covid-19 disease vector (super spreader event) to enter the US, yet Biden claims that draconian efforts are needed to stop the spread of Covid-19. Biden is not following "the science" as he lamely professes. Total cognitive dissonance.
  
• Democrats have maintained that it would be inhumane to deport illegal immigrants after they have been in the US for a period of time. Especially if they had entered the US as children. That sets the stage for assertions that any attempt to deport someone, especially if it is a family unit, is somehow inhumane. What that means, once in the US, the illegal immigrants can't be deported.
• ICE reveal: 1.2 million illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.  According to the article: "ICE is currently monitoring nearly 1.2 million illegal immigrants who’ve been ordered deported but have not yet left the U.S. — and nearly all of them are still free in the community, the agency told a federal court this week, revealing the monumental task of policing them all. .. Mr. Berg said of the tens of thousands of people who have been given a final order of removal over the last two years, less than 18% have actually been deported." One can easily conclude that the judicial system is structured in such a manner that it is almost impossible to deport someone. Of course, this will be exacerbated by the Biden administration since they endorse illegal immigration, which will further suppress the ability to deport.
• Democrats have maintained that it would be logistically impossible to deport all the illegal immigrants, yet they do nothing to stop the illegal immigration. Unbelievably, the Biden administration is dismantling the programs to slow illegal immigration instituted by the Trump administration. Not only that, but DHS will admit 25,000 migrants waiting in Mexico. So not only is the Biden administration dismantling efforts to block illegal immigration, they are actually promoting it by actively bringing illegal immigrants into the US. 
  

Despite the Biden's administration deceptive word-salad, the border is open to illegal immigration.