BORDERLINE BREAKDOWN
Reports suggest that a migrant caravan of 15,000 will arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in early October. Additionally, the Panamanian government says that a surge of 60,000 migrants – mostly of Haitian origin – is on its way north. This torrent is simply unsustainable for an already grossly overstretched border patrol. While the incoming numbers of illegals may be staggering, they are also consistent with the trajectory under the Biden administration. A MUTED CRISIS 2021 has already been a record year for lawlessness at the southern border. This past July had the highest level of illegal border crossings recorded in a single month in over 20 years at 210,000. In August, the number was just below that all-time record, with 208,000 apprehensions at the border. Despite all this, the Biden administration tries to downplay the severity of the situation as merely a “challenge” instead of using the proper term: crisis . The talking points for senior administration officials on the issue are well-rehearsed at this point. First and foremost, they try to convince the American people that what they are seeing and hearing about at the border is not, in fact, a big deal. This is ludicrous... A perfect example can be found in the reliable, smarmy chief of the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Mayorkas. In the midst of the recent surge of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, here is what he said to the American people on September 20:
We have reiterated that our borders are not open, and people should not make the dangerous journey. Individuals and families are subject to border restrictions, including expulsion. Irregular migration poses a significant threat to the health and welfare of border communities, and to the lives of the migrants themselves, and should not be attempted. If you come to the United States illegally, you will be returned. Your journey will not succeed, and you will be endangering your life and your family’s lives. This Administration is committed to developing safe, orderly, and humane pathways for migration, but this is not the way to do it. Mayorkas then appeared on Fox News Sunday with interviewer Chris Wallace, during which there was this illuminating exchange about the reality of the U.S.-Mexico border under the Biden administration’s policies: WALLACE: I want to start with those 30,000 Haitian migrants who came across the border into Del Rio, Texas, since September 9th, as you say. You say that 12,400 will have their cases heard by an immigration judge and another 5,000 are being processed by your department. Mr. Secretary, of those 17,400, how many have been released into the U.S. and how many more potentially could be released into the U.S.? MAYORKAS: Approximately, I think it’s about 10,000 or so, 12,000. WALLACE: Have been released? MAYORKAS: Yes.
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