{"id":22869,"date":"2020-04-24T05:24:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=22869"},"modified":"2020-04-24T05:24:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:24:50","slug":"illegal-aliens-covid19-open-borders-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/04\/24\/illegal-aliens-covid19-open-borders-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Coronavirus, the Illegal Alien Apology Tour Rolls On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rep. Veronica Escobar<\/a> calls the Mexican border \u201ca wonderful, magical place.\u201d Alas, El Paso\u2019s Democratic congresswoman says the magic has faded under coronavirus and what she calls \u201cincredibly cruel\u201d immigration policies of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picking up where her predecessor, Beto O\u2019Rourke, left off, the freshman lawmaker claims Migrant Protection Protocols<\/a> (MPP) and rapid removals<\/a> from the U.S. endanger illegal aliens. \u201cThey\u2019re becoming targets of the [drug]cartels,\u201d she says, as if that were something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a teleconference<\/a> this week, Escobar professed to be \u201cshocked\u201d by the situation. She alleged that MPP\u2019s Remain-in-Mexico arrangement violates \u201cdue process rights\u201d of illegal border crossers seeking asylum. (The program was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> last month.) Tweeting #SafeAndTogether, she demands that migrant families be reunited \u201cto pursue their [asylum]claims in the U.S.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nfact, no one in Mexico\u2019s \u201csqualid camps\u201d (Escobar\u2019s words) is denied due\nprocess. Though adjudications have been delayed by the coronavirus shutdown,\nhearings will resume. That doesn\u2019t mean rubberstamp approval, however. Fewer than 20 percent of asylum claims were being granted before\nCOVID hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for #SafeAndTogether, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun returning illegal migrants<\/a>, including unaccompanied minors, to their home countries to be reunited with their families. The action is taken under guidance<\/a> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to limit the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of this satisfies Escobar, who contradictorily\nexpects freedom of movement for illegal border crossers while defending\nstay-at-home orders on her El Paso constituents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As FAIR<\/a> noted last month, \u201cThe open-borders contingent isn\u2019t concerned about the spread of the coronavirus. It is more interested in ensuring that aliens maximize their time in the U.S., [giving]alien lawbreakers a chance to disappear and find a way to remain permanently in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBP\u2019s\nsecurity protocols may not make the Mexican border \u201cwonderful\u201d or \u201cmagical.\u201d\nBut attempting to break into this country is risky, sometimes deadly, business\n— even more so during a pandemic. Illegal acts must be treated accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rep. Veronica Escobar calls the Mexican border \u201ca wonderful, magical place.\u201d Alas, El Paso\u2019s Democratic congresswoman says the magic has faded under coronavirus and what she calls \u201cincredibly cruel\u201d immigration policies of the Trump administration. Picking up where her predecessor, Beto O\u2019Rourke, left off, the freshman lawmaker claims Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and rapid removals<\/p>\n

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