This denunciation comes amid reports of Border Patrol agents being stretched to their limits while grappling with the significant influx of migrants. The Border Patrol Union has remarked on social media that a notable preference for President Biden among migrants has been instrumental in driving the surge, suggesting a perceived invitation from the President himself. “Informal surveys show that illegal aliens prefer Biden as president by an overwhelming margin,” the Border Patrol Union, the official representative body of America’s roughly 18,000 Border Patrol agents, said in a statement posted to social media platform X. “Millions of them coming here at his personal invitation back that up,” the union added. “Now, if he can just figure out a way to get around some more silly laws and get them all registered to vote…” The Union's commentary underscores a broader discourse on immigration policies that have become central to the Biden administration's challenges. As illegal migration is likely to remain a hot-button election year issue, many are issuing fresh reminders that the White House has played a significant role in facilitating the crisis, which escalated after Biden’s predecessor, former President Donald Trump, left office. On his first day in office, Biden signed the following executive actions that ultimately paved the way for a surge in illegal migration to the U.S.:In a striking critique, officials from the U.S. Border Patrol are blasting President Joseph Biden for his handling of the escalating situation at the southern border, which has led to nearly 10 million unauthorized entrants since the inception of his presidency
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Executive Order on the Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities This executive order reversed a Trump-era policy that prioritized deportations of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a criminal offense, that have engaged in fraud or misrepresentations to a government agency, abused any program connected to public benefits, were already subject to a final removal order, or posed a threat to national security. Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census The action revoked the Trump-era memo seeking to bar foreign nationals from being counted in the census for the purpose of congressional apportionment. Biden’s order ensured non-citizens will continue to factor into how many congressmen are sent to D.C. to represent each state. Proclamation on the Termination of Emergency with Respect to the Southern Border of the United States and Redirection of Funds Diverted to Border Wall Construction This executive order terminated construction of the border wall along the U.S. boundary with Mexico. Court Ordered Reimplementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols This policy, announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ended the “remain in Mexico” policy that required migrants at the U.S. southern border to stay in Mexico as they awaited their hearings before a U.S. immigration judge. Critics argued that these policies effectively amounted to an open-borders stance, undermining American workers and the nation's economic recovery efforts. Within days of the new executive orders being signed by Biden, Jessica Anderson, director of the political advocacy arm of Washington-based Heritage Foundation, said, “By resuming the pre-pandemic pace of visas, abandoning common-sense asylum policies, and increasing the burden on our strained social safety net, these orders will advance a dangerous open-borders policy, take away jobs from Americans struggling to find employment, and kneecap America's economic recovery from lockdowns.” Three years later, officials within the Biden administration acknowledge multiple internal failures that have exacerbated the ongoing crisis. As Axios reported on Feb. 12, there have been numerous contradictory actions taken by the Biden team; “warring ideologies inside the White House and the Democratic Party” that slowed decision-making; a reluctance to discuss immigration or the border over fears it would draw attention to a political vulnerability; and inaction by the State Department in setting up regional processing centers to allow migrants to apply for protection before reaching the U.S. border.
