{"id":25236,"date":"2021-11-24T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=25236"},"modified":"2021-11-24T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:32:41","slug":"think-tank-misses-real-root-causes-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/11\/24\/think-tank-misses-real-root-causes-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"MPI Gets Lost in Northern Triangle, Misses the Boat on Central American Exodus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Blaming \u201cpoverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence\u201d for this year\u2019s exodus from Central America, a new report by the Migration Policy Institute<\/a> (MPI) left out a very important driver: President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fiscal year 2021 (eight months on Biden\u2019s watch), nearly 700,000 foreign nationals arrived from the Northern Triangle<\/a> countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — the largest share (41 percent) of any region, and a significant increase over previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\ncoincidence? Hardly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biden and every other Democratic presidential contender rolled out the welcome mat to all comers during the 2020 campaign when they pledged to support a path to citizenship<\/a> for every illegal alien in the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon taking office, Biden suspended Migrant Protection Protocols<\/a> (also known as Remain in Mexico) and halted deportations, essentially making this country a coast-to-coast sanctuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With removal cases in immigration courts<\/a> at a six-year low (while illegal border crossings were at historic highs), administration officials have floated the bizarre idea of issuing six-figure cash payments<\/a> to migrant families separated during the Trump era. Upping the ante, congressional Democrats\u2019 budget reconciliation package contains an expanded child tax credit with $10.5 billion<\/a> for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n