{"id":24076,"date":"2021-01-26T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T23:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24076"},"modified":"2021-01-26T18:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T23:58:09","slug":"biden-stops-border-wall-construction-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-more-illegal-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/01\/26\/biden-stops-border-wall-construction-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-more-illegal-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Stops Border Wall Construction, Rolling Out the Red Carpet For More Illegal Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of Joe Biden\u2019s actions on his very first day in office as the 46th<\/sup> President of the United States was to issue a proclamation<\/a> ending the previous administration\u2019s national emergency declaration and halting all border wall construction on our border with Mexico (the construction officially comes to an end<\/a> on the night of Tuesday, January 26). Thus, with a few strokes of a pen, President Biden has sent a signal to prospective illegal aliens that an America under his watch is no longer serious about border security. And, in conjunction with his flurry of other executive actions on immigration, the new president has \u2013 whether he realizes it or not \u2013 essentially unfurled a red carpet on the southwestern border and paved the way for another migrant crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, it is understandable that politicians may wish to undo the policies of their opponents\/predecessors. As many Democrats would point out, Donald Trump undoubtedly reversed<\/a> \u2013 or attempted to roll back \u2013 Barack Obama\u2019s \u201clegacy.\u201d It is also true that candidate Biden indeed vowed to halt<\/a> all border wall construction, so his first-day move may simply be explained as a politician fulfilling his promises and keeping his base happy. Even so, a prudent leader must avoid taking actions that are reckless and irresponsible \u2013 which is exactly what the presidential proclamation in question is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time Mr. Biden\u2019s predecessor left the White House, 452 miles of border wall<\/a> had been built or updated, out of a total of 738 miles<\/a> that the previous administration was planning to construct. Whether that is a glass half-full, or a glass half-empty, is a matter of interpretation, although it is important to keep in mind that this progress occurred in the face of tremendous opposition and obstruction. At the end of the day, however, the previous administration left the current one a much more secure southwestern border than it inherited (from an administration in which Mr. Biden served as Vice President, by the way). Instead of taking advantage of it, or using it as leverage, he is simply throwing out the proverbial baby with the bath water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Mr. Biden\u2019s proclamation does not go as far as some of his left-wing, open-borders supporters \u2013 who actually called for the wall<\/a>, or parts of it<\/a> to be torn down \u2013 want, it nevertheless effectively undermines the deterrent effect of the border wall. The areas in which the previous administration planned to build a wall, but which will now be left wall-less thanks to the new proclamation, will undoubtedly be exploited by coyotes, human traffickers, drug cartels and illegal aliens, so the Border Patrol will certainly have its work cut out for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest border apprehensions have been going up in\nrecent months, approaching historically high levels in December 2020 when more\nthan 73,000\nillegal aliens<\/a> were apprehended. January 2021 numbers are not out\nyet, but, alarmingly, in the first three months of Fiscal Year 2021 (which\nbegan last October) alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended 216,000\nillegal border crossers \u2013 almost half of the total apprehensions (458,000) for\nthe entire Fiscal Year 2020. If this trend continues \u2013 and the president\u2019s\nrecent executive actions, including the proclamation ending the national\nemergency and border wall construction can only exacerbate it \u2013 Mr. Biden will\nlikely face an epic border crisis of his own making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of Joe Biden\u2019s actions on his very first day in office as the 46th President of the United States was to issue a proclamation ending the previous administration\u2019s national emergency declaration and halting all border wall construction on our border with Mexico (the construction officially comes to an end on the night of Tuesday,<\/p>\n

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