The nation\u2019s border and\nhumanitarian crisis has grown so out of control that an increasing number of congressional\nDemocrats are now explicitly calling out the Biden administration, with some even\ncalling to reimplement Trump administration immigration policies that helped\nregain control of the border between 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some congressional Democrats believe\nthat the Biden administration is dismantling too much of the nation\u2019s border\nsecurity and immigration enforcement apparatus too quickly and the toll has already\nbeen seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent interviews<\/a> with the Washington Examiner, Democratic lawmakers voiced their concerns regarding the administration\u2019s careless approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t think the Biden\nadministration should just wholesale say, \u2018We\u2019re getting rid of all of it\n[Trump\u2019s policies]. I think we analyze pieces of it and see,\u201d said Sen. Tim\nKaine of Virginia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWorking with the folks south of the border to make sure folks don\u2019t come is smart politics,\u201d said Sen. Jon Tester from Montana when talking about his approval of the Trump administration\u2019s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program that helped reduce asylum abuse and ended the practice of \u201ccatch and release.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Border district Democrats have also\nexpressed frustration over the Biden administration\u2019s radical immigration\napproach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent interviews<\/a> with Axios, Texas Representatives Vicente Gonzalez and Veronica Escobar said the Biden administration is stalling in its border crisis response and needs to reform the nation\u2019s asylum process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf it\u2019s this bad in 90 days, it\u2019s\nhard to have excuses. Our cities, our municipalities are spread thin,\u201d Gonzalez\nsaid in response to needing more resources to deal with immigration-related costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Escobar revealed that she had asked\nDepartment of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for more COVID-19 related resources\ndue to exposures in her district in El Paso. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another border Democrat has also\ntaken offense to the Biden administration\u2019s immigration approach and, in recent\nweeks, has become one of its fiercest critics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In an interview<\/a> with Fox News, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, said that \u201cAny president should come down [and]really spend time with border communities. You know, the president sent a delegation and a bunch of folks from the White House. They didn\u2019t talk to anybody, not even members of Congress here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since January, President Biden has taken a wrecking ball to the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies. He has halted<\/a> all border wall construction. He has terminated<\/a> the Asylum Cooperation Agreements with the Northern Triangle countries and has suspended<\/a> the MPP program, both of which decreased illegal border crossings and fraudulent asylum claims. He has also instructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to make fewer deportations and arrests<\/a> of those who remain in the country illegally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The results of these abrupt changes have led to border apprehension totals not seen in 15 years<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The growing frustrations among congressional\nDemocrats reveal that the border crisis is no longer a partisan issue and\nrequires immediate attention from the Biden administration. At the very least,\nthe administration would be wise to listen to members of its own party. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The nation\u2019s border and humanitarian crisis has grown so out of control that an increasing number of congressional Democrats are now explicitly calling out the Biden administration, with some even calling to reimplement Trump administration immigration policies that helped regain control of the border between 2017 and 2020. Some congressional Democrats believe that the Biden<\/p>\n