Since Inauguration Day, our nation has watched in horror as a humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis has unfolded at our southern border. The chaos in question is the direct result of President Joe Biden’s executive orders and failed immigration policies.
– Today, Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA-09) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner detailing President Biden’s self-created humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis at our southern border. In addition, Rep. Clyde explained how his legislation, H.R. 2076, the COVID-19 Border Protection Act, provides a commonsense approach to keeping Americans safe.
Since Inauguration Day, our nation has watched in horror as a humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis has unfolded at our southern border. The chaos in question is the direct result of President Joe Biden’s executive orders and failed immigration policies.
From rescinding President Donald Trump’s successful “remain in Mexico” policy to drastically reducing deportations, Biden has brazenly incentivized illegal immigration. In September, his administration released thousands of Haitian illegal immigrants into the country. When pressed on the specific number, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas admitted, "Approximately, I think it's about 10,000 or so, 12,000," shamelessly adding, “It could be even higher.”
Additionally, the Biden administration is inconsistently using Title 42, a public health provision that allows officials to expel illegal migrants due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Customs and Border Protection only expelled 53% of illegal immigrants under Title 42 in September 2021 — barely half of the total monthly encounters.
It’s no wonder why hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are flooding our southern border. Time and again, the president has proven he has no interest in taking the crisis he created seriously.
Read the full op-ed in the Washington Examiner HERE.
