Understand Biden’s Border Crisis with These 7 Details by Ehrlich.

Understanding Biden’s Border Crisis: 7 Key Details

The situation at the southern border of America has been chaotic for the past 30 months, with 5 million “encounters” and 1.5 million getaways. The reasons behind this free-for-all are numerous, and many books will be written about the policy decisions and gross negligence that led to this travesty. However, there are specific subplots that deserve special consideration. Here are seven of them:

1. Release of Criminals: The Biden administration released over 1,100 migrants with criminal records into the country, along with those facing criminal charges. Border Patrol was also instructed to refrain from making additional arrests, leading to a rise in crime. Alleged border czar Kamala Harris was nowhere to be seen during these events.
2. Exploitation of Children: The New York Times reported on the widespread exploitation of migrant children who had been released to adults by an overburdened and underfunded immigration system. A broken system allowed thousands of young children to be employed in dangerous workplaces without consequence. Even children of tender age can be sacrificed in the interest of open borders.
3. Manipulation of Numbers: The Biden administration’s reversal of Trump-era border protections led to bad press and bad numbers. In response, DHS created a new initiative to manipulate the real numbers for the general public. A “parole program” allowed 30,000 migrants a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to apply for permission to enter while still living in their home country. When a significant drop in individuals from those countries showing up at the border occurred, the administration claimed success. Twenty red states filed suit to challenge the legality of the “parole program.”
4. Horseback Controversy: The establishment media went nuclear after video footage emerged of Border Patrol agents on horseback allegedly using whips to control migrants seeking to cross the border at Del Rio, Texas. A thorough investigation revealed that horse reins were not utilized during the “unprecedented surge” of approximately 15,000 Haitians at the international bridge. However, at least one agent had used “denigrating language” during the melee. All that moral indignation over one agent’s use of inappropriate language during a tense border encounter.
5. Dress-Up for Dignitaries: Border Patrol is ordered to follow a dress-up protocol whenever dignitaries visit the Biden-era southern border. The agency’s inspector general found that the dress-up was intended to create the illusion of preparedness for any forthcoming surge, and that post-visit the scene would return to the everyday overcrowding and general chaos. The IG further found that Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement were stretched beyond reason because the agencies had been level-funded despite their widely expanded scope of mission.
6. Fentanyl Trafficking: Fentanyl was principally delivered through the mail during the early days of the Trump administration. Trump made it his business to tell President Xi Jinping to stop it, which he did. However, the Biden administration’s decision to open the border launched a new era wherein fentanyl precursors are transported from China to labs in Mexico and then trafficked through ports of entry into the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 107,375 people died of a drug overdose/poisoning in 2021, and that 67 percent of those deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
7. Homeless Veterans vs. Illegal Migrants: The forced vacating of Middletown, New York, hotels by two dozen homeless Vietnam vets to make room for illegal migrants may be the most powerful symbol of the adverse impact of woke-inspired immigration policy. Illegal migrants were prioritized per the standard practice of the Biden DHS, while the struggling vets were transferred to a more inconvenient venue in light of their treatment needs. Such actions are shameful and embarrassing to this great country.

These are just a few additional anecdotes to add to your Biden-era angst. Unfortunately, there appears to be no end in sight to this crisis.

“The free-for-all America has witnessed at the southern border has been ongoing for the last 30 months.”