Democratic leaders come together to defend themselves President Biden
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The issue is complicated for Democrats, who have spent the past four years building on the Trump administration’s approach to border arrivals, which included a particularly controversial policy of separating children from their parents to deter Central American families make the trek.
Although Biden has abruptly moved away from these draconian practices, the large volume of newcomers (many of them unaccompanied children) has put deep pressure on the ability of border authorities to prosecute detainees and transfer them to safer health facilities – complicated process by social distancing protocols adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.
A recent one CNN exhibition described these detention centers, overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as “similar to prison cells and not intended for children.”
Still, Democratic leaders downplay the nascent crisis and rally around Biden, expressing confidence that its White House ally will prioritize child welfare as it faces the growing emergency.
“It won’t be anything like what we saw in the Trump administration, when babies were snatched from their parents’ arms, ”Speaker said Nancy Pelosi
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Under current legislation, migrant children detained at the border should remain in the custody of CBP for more than 72 hours before being transferred to facilities supervised by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Representative Peter Aguilar (California), vice president of the Democratic Caucus, said party leaders are closely monitoring the administration to ensure that these guidelines are followed.
“It simply came to our notice then. The Biden administration will move towards this process and we will hold them accountable, as we did with the previous administration, to ensure that they comply with the law, “Aguilar told reporters this week.” But this is a process rooted in compassion. And that is the difference between the previous administration and this administration. “
The rise in border arrivals has highlighted the challenge that border officials face, even when they have the most human intentions.
In February alone, CBP agents found more than 100,000 migrants trying to cross the southwestern states, 28 percent more than the previous month and nearly three times as many as in February 2020.
Of these, almost 9,500 were unaccompanied minors, 61% more than in January. And agency documents discovered by both CNN and The New York Times revealed that, on average, these children remain in CBP custody for more than the 72-hour limit set by law.
Administration officials have tried to curb the rising tide by discouraging Central American migrants from making the long journey north.
“The border is not open,” Roberta Jacobson, coordinator of Biden’s southern border, said Wednesday.
However, Jacobson also acknowledged that the administration’s more inclusive immigration policies, which include proposals to extend citizenship to millions of people living illegally in the country, likely encouraged the recent rise in migrants.
“The waves usually respond to hope and there was significant hope for a more humane policy after four years, you know, of accumulated demand,” he said.
Capitol Hill Republicans did not overlook the events, which launched a media campaign aimed at highlighting the growing border crisis and the struggles of Democrats to deal with it.
The Republican Party strategy recalls Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and his harsh, fallacious views on border issues pushed him into the White House in 2016. Republicans in Congress are now reclaiming aspects of Trump’s playbook in his bid for recover the House and Senate. in the middle of 2022.
“Biden has created a border crisis that he will not admit; 100,000 illegal immigrants were found last month. Put that in perspective. This is bigger than our president Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and now it’s just growing month after month, ”House Minority Leader directs Kevin McCarthy
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Biden “tears up the wall at a border but puts it around the Capitol.”
On Monday, McCarthy will lead a delegation of a dozen House Republicans on a tour of the border and a migrant processing center in El Paso, Texas. The group includes a handful of swing district Republicans, including Reps. Yvette Harrell (NM), Maria Salazar (Florida), Carlos Jimenez (Florida), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa) and Tony Gonzales (Texas).
The planned visit comes after a press conference this week on the outskirts of the Capitol, where about 40 House Republicans criticized what they call the “Biden border crisis.” At times, lawmakers seemed to compete to see who could pronounce Biden’s name more.
“You have thousands of people crossing the United States illegally every day. Border states are being invaded. It is a waste of your resources. There are mass caravans to be found, ”Minority Whip Steve Scalise
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The New York representative has been added John Katko
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But he receives it. Mark Takano
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“If we suddenly get rid of eight million people, our economy would shrink significantly,” Takano told The Hill as Republicans mocked Biden’s immigration policies just steps from the press conference.
“Why a path to citizenship? Well, it means your Social Security is stronger, which means Medicare is in good shape. This is an argument that all Americans, I think, can appreciate … We must recognize the contribution that [immigrants] they contribute to the economic dynamism they provide to our society. “
Biden is no stranger to the issue of border climbs. As vice president under former President Obama himself focused on federal efforts improve conditions in the so-called North American Triangle countries (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador), where most migrants come from. The idea is that by helping these nations reduce corruption and fight poverty, fewer residents will want to leave, a strategy that will be included in a comprehensive immigration reform package that the Rep. Linda Sanchez
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“Don’t address it until you deal with the problems of the Northern Triangle,” Aguilar said.
As they work to finalize their broad package of reforms, House Democrats continue their immigration agenda, scheduling votes next week for a couple of bills that provide a path to citizenship for migrant farm workers. , immigrants with temporary protection status and Dreamers brought into the country illegally when they were children.