{"id":2057881,"date":"2023-10-06T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:32:57","slug":"aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC urges Biden to halt border wall construction, deeming it cruel."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2057881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams\u200d President Biden&#8217;s Decision to Waive \u2062Laws for Border Wall Construction<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria \u200bOcasio-Cortez (D-NY) \u2063strongly criticized President Joe Biden on Thursday following his \u2063administration&#8217;s\u2064 announcement that \u2064it would waive numerous federal laws \u200dto begin constructing the southern border wall.<\/p>\n<p>To combat the recent surge in illegal\u2063 migration,\u200c Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas invoked his congressional authority to waive\u200d 26 federal laws and proceed with building a border\u200b wall in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. \u200dThis area has witnessed \u2064over 245,000 migrant encounters \u2062in the current fiscal year alone, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/myorkas-cites-immediate-need-wave-regulations-build-border-wall-texas-immigration-surges\">Fox News<\/a>. The move has\u2064 caused confusion within the Biden administration and faced pushback \u200bfrom some \u200dmembers\u200d of\u200d the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez released a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAOC\/status\/1710053231080898579?s=20\">statement<\/a> \u200don Thursday evening, urging Biden\u2063 to take responsibility \u200dfor his \u2063decision and reverse course.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A \u2064wall does nothing to deter people who are fleeing poverty and violence from coming to the\u200d United \u2064States. Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death. It is\u200c a cruel \u200bpolicy,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez\u200b has faced criticism \u200bfrom\u2063 her constituents\u2063 as illegal immigrants have overwhelmed New York City in the \u200cpast year. During \u200ca press conference at a migrant shelter, she and Rep. Jerry \u2064Nadler (D-NY) were \u200bdrowned out by protesters shouting, &#8220;Close the border, close the border. Respect the constitution, AOC. \u200bI am your constituent,&#8221; according \u200bto the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/15\/nyc-chaos-erupts-as-protesters-heckle-aoc-amid-escalating-migrant-crisis\/\">New \u200cYork Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> (D-NY) addresses the migrant crisis in NYC as protesters\u2063 outside a shelter for asylum-seekers shout \u201cclose the border!\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2063 are prevented from\u200d employment, and \u200cthat\u200d is part of the strain on our public systems.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eluAC4OHMT\">pic.twitter.com\/eluAC4OHMT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1702710932751675900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Big \u200bApple has accommodated and supported over \u2063117,000 migrants using taxpayer dollars since last\u200c year, with an\u200d expected expenditure of \u2063up to $5 billion to address the migrant crisis. New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly called on the Biden administration to \u200dtake a stronger \u2062stance on border security and assist the city in handling \u200dthe influx of illegal immigrants. Adams is currently on a trip to Latin America,\u200d where he plans to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-will-tell-migrants-not-to-come-to-city-on-latin-america-trip\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor to Advise Against Migrants Coming on Latin America Trip\">personally dissuade potential migrants<\/a> from coming to New York City.<\/p>\n<p>In her statement, Ocasio-Cortez\u2062 emphasized that the Biden administration should prioritize addressing the root\u2063 causes of migration and invest in meaningful\u2062 immigration reform. \u200cThis stance aligns with the majority of \u200dDemocrats,\u2064 including the president \u200dhimself, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy\/\" title=\"AOC urges Biden to halt border wall construction, deeming it cruel.\">halted border wall \u2063construction\u2062 shortly<\/a> after taking office in\u2062 January 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1696011031102000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1725QljG4qoXJl_mG2Blr2\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>During his presidential campaign in \u200d2020, Biden criticized \u200bformer President Donald Trump&#8217;s border security policies and promised that there would be \u200dno further construction\u200d of the border wall under his\u200b administration. \u2064He condemned the \u200bwall as a &#8220;misplaced priority&#8221; and a failure to manage migration in a safe, orderly, and humane manner.<\/p>\n<p>The president attempted \u200bto explain\u2063 his\u200b apparent\u2064 shift in border policy by\u2064 stating\u200c that he had\u200b tried to\u200b redirect the funds\u200d allocated for border\u2064 wall construction\u200b but was unable to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I tried to get them to reappropriate it, to redirect that money. They \u2064didn&#8217;t, they\u200d wouldn&#8217;t,&#8221; said \u200bBiden. &#8220;And in the\u2063 meantime, there&#8217;s \u2062nothing under the law other \u2064than they have to use the money for what it\u2063 was appropriated. I can&#8217;t stop that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Are open borders and lax \u200bimmigration \u2064policies\u2063 contributing to \u200cthe worsening \u200csituation \u2063in \u2063Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s district?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ated\u200d thousands of undocumented immigrants \u200cin recent months, leading to overcrowded\u200b shelters, strain \u2063on\u2064 public services, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-weigh-in-on-nations-crises\/\" title=\"House Republicans weigh in on nation\u2019s crises\">increased crime rates<\/a>. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s critics argue that \u2064her support for open borders \u2063and lax immigration policies has \u2064contributed to the worsening\u2064 situation\u200c in her own district.<\/p>\n<p>In her statement \u200daddressing \u2064Biden&#8217;s decision to waive laws for \u2063border wall construction, Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the ineffectiveness of walls in \u2063deterring migrants \u200dand claimed that they only push them into more dangerous \u2064areas. While her concerns about\u2062 the potential dangers migrants \u2064may face are \u2064valid, critics\u2062 argue that her proposed solution of open borders is not sustainable and \u200cwould only exacerbate\u2062 the existing problems.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the southern border crisis is not a\u200d new issue. It has been a contentious topic for \u2064years, with both Democratic\u2064 and Republican administrations struggling to\u2063 find\u2063 effective \u2062solutions. The surge in illegal migration during Biden&#8217;s presidency has\u200b put \u200badded pressure on the\u2064 administration to address the\u200b issue promptly and effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Waiving federal laws for \u200dborder wall construction in specific areas is a \u2062strategic\u2064 move aimed at managing the\u200b high\u2064 influx of migrants in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. While it\u200b may \u2062not be the\u200c ultimate solution to \u2064the border crisis, it allows the\u2064 administration to take \u2062immediate action to secure the border\u2062 and\u2064 alleviate\u200d the \u2063strain on \u200cborder patrol agents who are overwhelmed with their current workload.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has faced criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Conservatives\u200b argue\u200b that his administration&#8217;s immigration policies have effectively nullified the progress made in \u2063securing the border during the Trump administration. Progressives like Ocasio-Cortez, on the other hand, have been pushing\u200c for \u2064a more lenient\u200d approach towards immigration,\u2064 advocating for policies that prioritize humanitarian concerns. Finding a balance \u200dbetween border \u2062security and\u200d compassion for migrants is a difficult task that requires thoughtful consideration and careful planning.<\/p>\n<p>The fact remains that the border crisis \u200cis a multi-faceted issue\u2064 that\u200b requires a comprehensive approach. It is not\u200d enough to simply build walls \u2063or welcome migrants without consideration for\u2063 the strain \u2062it puts on local communities and resources. \u200bThe root \u200bcauses of migration, such as poverty, violence, \u2064and political instability,\u2063 must be addressed by \u2062working with\u200c international partners to provide\u200d sustainable\u2063 solutions.<\/p>\n<p>While criticizing President\u200d Biden&#8217;s decision to waive laws for border wall construction may be\u200d warranted, it is important to consider the complexity of the issue and the challenging decisions that the administration \u2064faces.\u2064 As\u200d the debate continues, it \u2064is \u200dcrucial \u200dfor policymakers to focus on finding \u200dlong-term solutions that \u200daddress \u200bthe\u200d underlying causes of migration while ensuring the security and well-being of both migrants and local communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized President Biden for waiving numerous federal laws to initiate the construction of the southern border wall. In response to the surge in illegal migration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas plans to bypass 26 federal laws using his authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2057882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2057881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2057881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2057882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2057881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2057881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2057881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}