{"id":25131,"date":"2021-10-20T14:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=25131"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:33:38","slug":"bidens-customs-and-border-protection-pick-admits-that-the-administrations-policies-need-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/10\/20\/bidens-customs-and-border-protection-pick-admits-that-the-administrations-policies-need-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Customs and Border Protection Pick Admits That the Administration\u2019s Policies Need to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chris Magnus, President Joe Biden\u2019s\npick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), made a number of remarks\nduring his Senate confirmation hearing that suggest that the Biden\nadministration\u2019s immigration and border policies require significant change. His\nunexpected rebuff to the administration\u2019s policies reveals that not even open\nborders candidates like Magnus can find their current system effective and\nsustainable. Below are statements made by Magnus that warrant further\nexamination: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnus on Title 42: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>When asked about whether Title 42, a public health order implemented by the Trump administration that allows for quick removal of illegal aliens from the country during disease outbreaks, is necessary Magnus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/19\/politics\/cbp-nomination-magnus\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">replied<\/a>: \u201cAs a paramedic for 10 years public health has always been one of my top concerns, and because of that I think it\u2019s absolutely imperative that we do everything possible to stop the spread of Covid. And Title 42 is a CDC authority, and I think it helps with this.\u201d <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnus on Border Wall:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Despite the Biden administration <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/proclamation-termination-of-emergency-with-respect-to-southern-border-of-united-states-and-redirection-of-funds-diverted-to-border-wall-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\">halting<\/a> virtually all southern border construction and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/05\/899266045\/biden-would-end-border-wall-construction-but-wont-tear-down-trump-s-additions\" target=\"_blank\">promising<\/a> not to build another foot, Magnus pushed back and expressed support for continued construction, agreeing that it the wall is a valuable tool. \u201cI\u2019m not taking issue with that [the wall as a vital tool],\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/m.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/oct\/19\/biden-border-nominee-backs-build-more-border-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">said<\/a>. \u201cI think there are some gaps where that [the border wall]could make sense.\u201d <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnus on Sanctuary Jurisdictions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Magnus has also had an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irli.org\/biden-nominee-chris-magnus-wholly-unfit-to-lead-u-s-customs-and-border-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\">extensive track record<\/a> supporting sanctuary jurisdictions\u2014areas that prohibit the cooperation between federal immigration authorities and local and state law enforcement\u2014but admitted that they were incentivizing illegal immigration. When asked by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) whether sanctuary jurisdictions serve as a \u201cpull factor that encourages more people to make that long and dangerous trip,\u201d Magnus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/19\/cbp-chief-nominee-admits-bidens-sanctuary-country-policy-encouraging-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">conceded<\/a>, \u201cIt is certainly one part of it, yes sir.\u201d <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnus on Illegal Aliens and COVID-19: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Biden administration has released <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/az-attorney-general-scolds-biden-administration-for-releasing-covid-positive-migrants\" target=\"_blank\">thousands<\/a> of unvaccinated, untested, and COVID-19 positive illegal aliens into the interior of country during the past year. Yet, the Tucson, Arizona, police chief took an opposing stance <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1450485640273952770?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">stating<\/a> that \u201cmigrants should be immunized\u201d before being released into the country. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnus on Illegal Crossings:&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/31\/us\/border-crossing-decriminalization.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lawmakers<\/a> allied with the Biden administration have expressed interest in decriminalizing illegal border crossings. However, when asked by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) if he believes \u201cthat illegally crossing the border should remain a crime under federal law,\u201d Magnus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1450482849514143756?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">replied<\/a>, \u201cSenator, I do.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of Magnus\u2019 statements are contrary to the immigration platform and policies of the Biden administration, and are even at odds with the policies he instituted in Tucson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, these comments\nwere likely made to please a group of senators during an intense confirmation\nhearing, in which his pro-sanctuary stances call into question his fitness to oversee\nimmigration and border officials. It is likely that what Magnus says in his\nconfirmation hearings and what he would do as commissioner of CBP are\ndiametrically opposite of one another. Combined with his controversial career experience\nand the expected influence from the Biden administration\u2019s open borders\nadvocates, its highly doubtful Magnus commits to any of these confirmation\nhearing remarks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Magnus, President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), made a number of remarks during his Senate confirmation hearing that suggest that the Biden administration\u2019s immigration and border policies require significant change. His unexpected rebuff to the administration\u2019s policies reveals that not even open borders candidates like Magnus can find<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/10\/20\/bidens-customs-and-border-protection-pick-admits-that-the-administrations-policies-need-to-change\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":25132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1450],"tags":[11306,1524,861,1743],"yst_prominent_words":[2122,2019,5406,10470,2043,2397,2437,2013,2008,1963,12397,12398,12399,2771,2968,2063,2062,2217,10629,10427],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25133,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25131\/revisions\/25133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25131"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=25131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}