Axios reported yesterday that border officials were projecting “a peak of 13,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border in May.” A new Wall Street Journal report suggests even that might be conservative; the February number is expected to be 9,000, up 50 percent from January, which was itself up 18 percent from December; no growth rate can simply be projected into the future, but the number crossing by May could end up being a lot higher than 13,000.
That’s why the Biden administration has been forced to do exactly what the Trump administration did when faced with a similar surge, and has opened two detention centers for illegal-alien minors and families on the Texas border, with another one on the way; another in Florida, closed after Trump ended the flow, is slated to be reopened.
For the Trump administration, the increased detention capacity was a stopgap until the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (colloquially known as Remain in Mexico) could be negotiated with Mexico, whereby Central American “asylum-seekers” were sent back to wait on the Mexican side until their hearing dates. This immediately put an end to the border crisis, since asylum claims were for most illegals merely a stratagem to gain access to the U.S. — half of those released into the U.S. to file asylum claims never followed through, and very few of those who did apply, and were rejected, returned home. So when a bogus asylum claim was no longer a free ticket into the U.S., claims dried up.
The Biden administration’s attempt to boil the frog slowly on immigration — to ease out Trump border controls gradually in the hopes of not sparking a border crisis — is pretty clearly a failure. For instance, while Biden ended the Remain in Mexico program, he has so far not canceled Trump’s Title 42 emergency public-health measure that allows the Border Patrol to expel border infiltrators without hearings or anything — much to the consternation of his anti-borders supporters. But he created an exception for unaccompanied minors, the result being that aspiring illegal aliens, especially Central Americans, have been sending their kids over the border to turn themselves in, so they eventually get sent (at U.S. taxpayer expense) to relatives already in the U.S.
And in South Texas, even adult migrants, if they bring minors with them, are being released into the U.S. on the honor system, because Mexican authorities along that part of the border have refused to allow third-country nationals to be sent back — a revival of the infamous catch-and-release policy.
This will only get worse as Biden puts handcuffs on ICE, a process that would culminate in plans to abolish the position of deportation officer, which would mean the U.S. government would no longer have the ability to do routine immigration enforcement since no one would be authorized to do it.
How congressional Democrats think they can pass an amnesty — whether the comprehensive one in the Biden-Menendez bill or a more targeted one such as the Dream Act — while the border is spinning out of control due to their own policies is beyond me.
Don’t blame Biden!!!! Blame the idiots that voted for him. Blame his handlers who helped rig the election and stole the election from the rightful president TRUMP!!
Those who voted for Biden should be the ones that get this virus from these illegals. They should be the ones who are victimized with their law breaking. DUI, RAPE, MURDER, THEFT. and so on. You will be the ones to pay for the next 2 years until Republicans take back the Congress and change things back and stop Biden/Haris in their tracks.
An open border is an attack on American values….
Well Said Vet Jack!!!! Couldn’t have said it better!!!!!!!!! Thx You for your Srv!!!!!!!!!!!
And that attack on the United States of America perhaps should be met with a .45 vaccination.
Your clearly Racist, White Supremicist voice clearly ignors more than 400 years of English Crown and U.S. government policies and practices in North America.
First — starting in Jamestown Colony, extending throughout the continent — The English Crown used the present day USA, Canada and other continental and island colonies as penal colonies.
Then, shiploads of European groups seeking religious and political freedom arrived — UNDOCUMENTED!!!
Millions of Irish, German, Scandanavian, Italian, French, Balkan, Russian and other political, economic and religious refugees arrived nearly every decade of the 1800s.
Hundreds of thousands of these penniless young men were “hired” to replace wealthy young northern cowards in the Union Army, 1861-1867.
[Many of those same Old Money families have never had any member wear any uniform — NOT JUST THE TRUMPS!!!]
From the1600s until 2017, this nation has welcomed refugees from throughout the world, although mostly Europe — Along with African slaves transported in New England ships.
With Cowardly Cadet Bone Spurs — aka The INSURRECTIONIST — nearly 400 years of precedent and law changed to satisfy his personal racism toward Native Americans from Countries where Spanish and Portugese and indigenous lanquages prevail.
People whose ancestors moved about this hemisphere as climate, food supplies and their spirits move them, were in the eyes of Cadet Bone Spurs, unfit to be near the descendants of the Klondike bordello operator, Frederich Drumpf-Trump, was deported from Germany as an undesirable, only to use his Klondike fortune to become one of New York City’s major slumlords.
President Biden’s “effect” is returning the USA to its historic immigration policies.
If the Drumpf-Trumps and Kushners deserve immigration without documentation — so do Native Americans.
Robert – careful – your blatant TDS might give you ulcers.
Please tell us YOUR time in uniform, I’ll even let you count cub scouts.
You should seek help for your hatred, it ain’t healthy.
Your comment to the other commenter stating he was purely racist is nothing more than an argument when you don’t have a valid argument. Racism has nothing to do with illegal immigration. Yes, our past history showed ignorance was enslaving people, but Pres. Lincoln ended that. For the most part, any good that has been put forth for people of color has been done so by republicans. The dems have figured out to to pander to the largest groups of people…then pretend to care about them…when in reality, it all comes down to trying to reassure themselves votes. It is the dems that keep the division going by making it look like racism exists. It is sad that such ignorance of that sort is still out there. And by the way, “Your” should have been “you’re”.
The only reason why the democrats want the illegals to come in is to gain more votes when these illegals send in their mail in ballots. The democrats are in bed with Communism, and the democrats will bankrupt this country and, then, we will be taken over by a one world government. This will be the end of the United States of America. If you don’t see it, then you have been blinded, along with everyone else who voted for Biden, by the deep state owned media. I love this country, fought for it, proudly, in the military and hate to see it ended. Another thing; why is it that democrats want to kill infants not yet born? That, alone, will tell you their objectives. They are driven by satan to destroy the US.
That is how America was established: Biden is totally destroying it
Heyyyy, Viet vet, you are spot on! What most of these moron cabbage headed llberals don’t understand, is that, we are a nation of laws! Can’t make it any simpler than that. Thank God we’ve had leaders from the conception of our nations birth, that had the insight of understanding what a country would quickly become if there wasn’t some sort of immigration control. Just look at what all these 3rd world nations have become due to liberalism and socialism ideals. Problem is, when a nation no longer lives by the laws to protect its citizens, all and any form of chaos will insue a call to many degenerates and in so allowing our laws to become null and void and once the cancer starts, its almost impossible to reverse. So the madness continues and the left-wing looney liberals go through life without a clue DEMADING more FREE stuff, BIG government and forget about the safety. Alwsys spewing crap like this nit-wit Jefferson. And because of stupids like him, we’ll see so many radical changes to this great nation and if allowed to continue turning a blind eye, being the perverbable frog, one day they may snap out of their foggy state of being and realize what they’ve allowed to take place. I feel quite sure that will never happen as you can’t fix stupid. GOD BLESS TRUMP, the CONSTITUTION and AMERICA.
USNAVY, MEKONG DELTA 68-71
You are the biggest and dumbest thing I have ever heard. Go back in your cave.
And your fucked up thought process is why things are as bad as they are. Come here legally like many of the legal emigrants in the US today, or get sent back to where you come from. And that goes for anyone not just Spanish decent.
True Trump Supporter
the biggest problem with your statement is when my ancestors arrived they were not given anything. There is also a pathway to become a citizen just as there was then. immigrants now want everything given to them thats what people have a problem with. Become a citizen the right way dont expect medical, housing, food ect just given to you. if you are going to compare with the past then do it correctly. I’m Irish, my grandmother came here with nothing and was given nothing and had to put in the work for citizenship. Yall use the racism card freely to explain everything wrong. Know your history, if you want to bring up slavery know this, that there were over 12k black slave owners so stop slinging the race card all the time. Come this country the correct way, work for your citizenship like our past families did. that is what most have a problem with. let alone, the covid problem and people coming in mass without being screened immediately. How hypocritical is that.
Have an ulcer on me. Nice to see a historical revisionist at work, like anyone really gives a s**t. I did my 20 in the USN, Probably wouldn’t have done it, knowing people like you wouldn turn it in to a pile of crap. At 80, I don’t have a lot of future ahead, but I can wish you a long life in the crap you’re producing!
I respect the opinions presented by both Mr. Forkosh and Mr. Jefferson, I however do not view Mr. Forkosh as a racist.
As Americans concerned about the future course of our country, one must consider all options that would be most beneficial to current and future generations. Unless we come together as “Team America” working toward a positive future there is little hope for success. One could argue political parties are to blame destructing as opposed to constructing plans for America’s future. I for one believe that we as Americans can put aside the political party bashing and just for once meet on a common ground to meet the many challenges facing America today. it should not matter which political entity gets the credit, but rather that a reasonable solution is decided upon and implemented. Lets get off the political party bashing wagon for it does no good in reaching reasonable solutions to the many challenges we face today. We ALL need to be part of the solution rather than being part of the problem.
Simple mathematics.
If the US is capable of supporting X people, and they allow additional Y people to enter, the support falls upon the taxpaying people here.
Why not return to the prior immigration system of allowing a specific number of people into the US and reopen Ellis Island to check them for possible contagious diseases?
It seems reasonable to control over population ans safety.
Well said “BB” … Just as the US can’t police the world, neither can we take care of EVERYONE in the world. Immigration will be our downfall. Despite what Dictator Joe thinks, immigration needs to be limited! We have immigration laws in place. Joe’s mandates to ICE and Border Patrol are criminal. This is a BIG deal and he should be impeached. Of course that won’t have a chance of happening unless/until Americans vote Republicans back into power in both Houses of Congress. Illegals are now crossing into the country at a rate of OVER 1.5 million/year. These people have nothing. Who will provide for their food, clothing, and shelter? Who will pay for their medical care, and their children’s education? We already have Americans living on streets and military personnel, and Vets who can’t feed their families. Maybe the border state governors should bus all the illegals to Delaware, (Joe’s home state), and let “them” deal with the problems they are creating!
Trouble is most republicans are of the same “gotta play nice and go along to get along” mentality that the Loyalists were during the American Revolutionary War.
There is ZERO go along to get along that will ever work when dealing with the anti-American, Neo-fascist democrats that infest this country.
Cadet bone spurs??? How about Asthma boy?? Five deferments kept him out of the Service. Yet, he brags about playing intramural college sports, being the equivilent of a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the local community pool, where little black kids could play with his leg hairs. Is this the reason that the infamous and dangerous “Corn Pop” wanted a piece of him? And of course our brave fake prez would like to take Pres. Trump out behind the High School. but he couldn’t find his knee pads. The last time we had a real Sevice Man in the WH was Bush Sr. By the way I spent 1968-70 in the US Army.
Jefferson, there are a lot of reasons for and against immigration. From the 1920’s to the 50’s there was NO Legal immigration. The ship loads that you speak of mainly had to come through Ellis Island to enter the US. Some of them waited for 3 months + to enter and numerous were denied. Prior to forming this country (and one of the reasons for it) was to insure the freedom of the persons that were here, Yes there were bad guys and to be politically correct,girls, most of which were here because of Religious and Political persecution. You use the Trumps for an example of the families that acquired wealth in your opinion, I can name a few that got their’s in illegal ways> 1. Joe Kennedy- Ran booze and guns during the depression and then ended up as the first “Securities and Exchange Commission” head (no insider trading laws) to become extremely wealthy like a lot of our current politicians. To name a few others who got theirs through many years of Government employment. Bidens, Clintons, Pelosi, the Browns, and other politicians who spent decades without holding a job other than Government and are all MULTI, MULTI MILLIONAIRES, The Trumps built their fortunes BUILDING in the Private sector in real jobs. I have a hard time seeing Trump Tower, Mara Lago or the numerous other properties President Trump built as a Slum Lord properties. We need immigration, legal immigration to further our country for the better. Not uneducated, criminals or others that want to change/ destroy the greatest country on earth
You got what you voted for, doodoo x4 years.