Amazing! One month with significant reduction of border apprehensions and the Administration is claiming problem fixed. We shall see.
Also interesting to note that unlike previous months where the Administration significantly delayed release of the data until late in the month, January data was released less than 2 weeks into the month.
And, unfortunately, due to an Executive order that essentially moved tens of thousands of what would have previously been classified as illegal entries to lawful entries seeking parole, the actual immigration data is now suspect. This Executive order is in question and being challenged in the courts because it is required to be done on a case by case basis, but instead Biden has developed an app to allow any to claim asylum.
“ January 5, 2023a Expanding the Parole Process for Venezuelans to Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Cubans. Today, the Biden Administration is announcing it will extend the successful Venezuela parole process and expand it to nationals of Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba. Up to 30,000 individuals per month from these four countries, who have an eligible sponsor and pass vetting and background checks, can come to the United States for a period of two years and receive work authorization.”
“ Now, about Biden’s new border plan: It is not reducing the number of illegal aliens detained at the border; it is concealing the number of illegal aliens released into the country through a “parole” scam.
The scam works this way: Rather than trying to cross illegally at the border, aliens are now encouraged to arrange entry into the U.S. at CBP ports set up in northern Mexico. There, even if they do not have a valid asylum claim (which the vast majority do not, because a valid claim must meet a high evidentiary burden), they will be given “parole” so long as they can show a potential claim of credible fear of persecution in their home country (a very low standard).”
Biden’s border policies continue to be a mess, put many innocents at risk AND allow Mexican cartels to get rich.
I support immigration. A lot of immigration. But legal immigration, with a mix of merit based (engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, doctors, mathematicians, etc.) and opportunity-based (people who want to work hard, adopt American values, and get ahead).
(Note-The numbers are the apprehensions. We do not know how many people get through without being apprehended.)
