{"id":24084,"date":"2021-01-27T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24084"},"modified":"2021-01-27T15:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:29:18","slug":"new-bill-vital-fight-against-covid-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/01\/27\/new-bill-vital-fight-against-covid-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bill Would Preserve Border Measures Against COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Freshman Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) introduced<\/a> the \u201cProtecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry (PAUSE) Act,\u201d her first piece of legislation as a member of the House of Representatives. The PAUSE Act<\/a> would codify former President Trump\u2019s use of Title 42<\/a> to quickly remove illegal aliens in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Rep. Herrell\u2019s PAUSE Act, President\nBiden could not rescind the Title 42 border policy until all state and federal\nlockdowns, stay-at-home orders, curfews, and other COVID-19 mandates end, all\npublic and federal public health emergencies for COVID-19 end, and until the\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reduce traveler health risk\nlevels for Canada and Mexico to Level 1. Under Rep. Herrell\u2019s legislation,\nTitle 42 would be one of the final federal measures to remain in place\ncombatting COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel restrictions slowing the spread of COVID-19 are some of the most immediate and effective measures available to the federal government in combating the disease. These measures are also popular with the general public. A June 2020 Zogby poll<\/a> found that 75-80 percent of respondents agreed that it is prudent to \u201cslow the admission of foreign nationals until we can provide thorough health screening to everyone entering the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even President Joe Biden, who campaigned vigorously against President Trump\u2019s use of immigration restrictions to fight the pandemic, announced new travel bans<\/a> in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly virus despite calling such efforts \u201cxenophobic<\/a>\u201d as a candidate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of Title 42 functions in a similar way. The United States is still battling the coronavirus, and continues to have one of the highest infection rates<\/a> in the\u00a0 world. Title 42 prevents infected migrants from entering the U.S. and potentially spreading the virus further – that is a fact removed from the passionate and heated politics of immigration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Herrell\u2019s PAUSE Act comes as rumors continue to circulate that President Biden may end the use of Title 42 at the border in an effort to appease activist groups<\/a> \u2013 in direct and incongruous contradiction to his Jan. 25 order halting legal admissions of people from more than two dozen nations. There is certainly no health justification for lifting the Title 42 restrictions, as border states<\/a> like Texas, Arizona, and California have some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the\u00a0 country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Herrell\u2019s bill comes at an important time\nin our country\u2019s fight to curtail COVID-19. As the vaccine rollout continues\nnationwide, it is important to continue using every tool available to protect\nvulnerable populations from COVID-19, including Title 42. The PAUSE Act would\nensure that the U.S. does not prematurely end the use of this protective\nmeasure for the sake of politics alone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freshman Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) introduced the \u201cProtecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry (PAUSE) Act,\u201d her first piece of legislation as a member of the House of Representatives. The PAUSE Act would codify former President Trump\u2019s use of Title 42 to quickly remove illegal aliens in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Under<\/p>\n

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