{"id":2058225,"date":"2023-10-06T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-president-casts-doubt-on-biden-border-wall-change-pure-publicity\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:22:35","slug":"mexicos-president-casts-doubt-on-biden-border-wall-change-pure-publicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-president-casts-doubt-on-biden-border-wall-change-pure-publicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico&#8217;s president questions Biden&#8217;s border wall change: &#8216;Just for show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmexicos-president-casts-doubt-on-biden-border-wall-change-pure-publicity%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=2058225&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>President Biden&#8217;s Decision to Proceed with Border\u200d Wall Construction Criticized by Mexican President<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pure publicity,\u201d the Mexican leader said Friday, one\u200b day after a visit from a delegation of U.S. \u200bcabinet officials. \u200b&#8221;They don&#8217;t want to [build more sections of the wall], that&#8217;s what they told us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s choice\u2062 to \u2062continue building a\u200b wall along the \u200dsouthern border of the United States has \u2064been labeled as a mere \u200dpublicity stunt by Mexican President\u200b Andres \u200bManuel Lopez Obrador. \u2063The criticism comes in the wake of a meeting \u2064between Mexican and U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden Caught in \u2063a Dilemma<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s administration finds itself\u2062 in a difficult position, torn between a Democratic electorate that despises the border wall as a symbol of former President Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s policies and\u2063 the escalating number of illegal border crossings, which has\u200c created immense political and policy pressure\u200c to address the issue. While Biden authorized new wall construction, he has also\u200c placed blame on Trump for the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u200d border wall \u2014 the money was appropriated for the border wall,\u201d Biden explained to reporters on\u2062 Thursday. \u201cI tried to get [Congress] \u200dto reappropriate it, to redirect\u2063 that money. They didn\u2019t. They wouldn\u2019t. And in the meantime, \u200cthere\u2019s nothing under the law\u2063 other than they have to use\u2063 the money for what\u2064 it was appropriated. I can\u2019t stop that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden&#8217;s explanation has been \u200cmet with rejection from his progressive\u2064 allies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration was not required to expand construction of the \u200bborder wall \u2014 and they certainly were \u2064not required \u200dto waive several environmental laws to \u2064expedite the building,&#8221; stated Rep. Alexandra \u2064Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday. &#8220;The president\u2064 needs to\u200c take responsibility for\u2062 this \u2063decision and reverse course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Surge in Border Crossings<\/h3>\n<p>The decision to resume wall \u200dconstruction comes amidst\u2064 a significant increase in\u2064 border crossings, driven in \u2062part by Venezuelans who have been\u200b enticed by rumors of \u2064limited work permits\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-president-casts-doubt-on-biden-border-wall-change-pure-publicity\/\" title=\"Mexico's president questions Biden's border wall change: 'Just for show'\">temporary protected \u2062status due<\/a> to threats from Venezuelan\u2062 dictator Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s\u200b regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People get through \u200cevery day,&#8221; said Alejandro Cardenas, an architecture \u2063graduate\u200c from\u2062 the University of Caracas. &#8220;Today I am\u2062 going in with God&#8217;s blessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Department\u200b of\u2062 Homeland\u2062 Security officials have called for new construction in Starr County, Texas,\u200b as Border Patrol encounters a growing number \u200cof individuals\u200c attempting to enter the United States illegally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As of early August 2023, Border\u200b Patrol\u200c had encountered over 245,000 such entrants\u200d attempting to \u200center the United States between ports of entry in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Fiscal Year 2023,&#8221; stated\u200d a notification from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&#8217;s office. &#8220;There is presently an \u2063acute and immediate\u2062 need to construct physical barriers\u200b and roads in \u200cthe vicinity of \u2062the border of the United \u200cStates in\u2063 order to prevent \u200bunlawful\u2062 entries into the United States in the \u2063project areas\u200c pursuant to [federal law].&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Conflicting Views\u200d on Border Wall<\/h3>\n<p>While the wall\u200b construction resumes,\u200b a high-level meeting between\u2063 U.S.\u200d and Mexican\u200d officials took\u200d place in Mexico City, where Mayorkas argued against\u2063 the\u200c effectiveness of\u2063 a border wall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no new administration \u200dpolicy with respect to the border wall,&#8221; he clarified. \u200b&#8221;From \u200bday one, this \u2063administration has made clear that a border wall is \u200cnot the answer.\u200c That remains our position, and our position has never wavered. The\u2063 language in the Federal Register notice is being \u2063taken out of context and it does not signify any change in policy whatsoever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mexican Foreign\u2063 Secretary Alicia Barcena welcomed this\u200d statement, emphasizing that the construction mentioned in the notice\u2064 is not a\u2064 new \u200dbarrier but rather a part of the allocated budget that will be executed through technology and other installations to enhance\u200d detection and road development.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200c are\u2062 some of the criticisms of President Biden&#8217;s \u200ddecision to continue building the\u200b border wall, and\u200b how do these critics argue that it hinders efforts to \u200baddress the root causes of \u2062migration?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Better immigration policies under\u200b the Biden administration. In the month\u200d of February alone, there were \u2064over 100,000 apprehensions at\u200c the \u200dborder,\u200d marking the highest monthly total in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The surge in\u2064 border crossings has put Biden in a difficult \u200dposition, as he seeks\u2063 to balance his promises of a more humane and compassionate immigration system with the need to maintain border security. The decision to continue\u2063 building the wall can be seen\u200d as an attempt\u2064 to address the immediate concern \u2063of border security while also signaling \u200ca commitment \u200bto a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2000-additional-immigrants-dropped-off-in-san-diego-county\/\" title=\"2,000 more immigrants delivered to San Diego County.\">comprehensive immigration\u200b reform<\/a> in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue\u200c that the construction \u2062of the wall is not an\u2063 effective solution to the issue of\u2063 illegal immigration. They assert that the focus should be on \u200daddressing the root causes of migration, such as poverty, violence, and political instability in countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President \u200cLopez\u2062 Obrador&#8217;s criticism\u2064 of \u200dBiden&#8217;s decision reflects\u200d a broader\u2064 sentiment among many\u2062 Mexicans who see the wall as a symbol of \u2063division \u200cand hostility between\u200b the two countries. Mexico has long been a vocal opponent of the border wall, and \u200cLopez Obrador&#8217;s comments only \u2063serve\u200c to highlight the strained relationship between the\u2062 two\u200b leaders.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u2062that while Biden has authorized the\u2062 construction of new sections of the wall,\u200d he has also \u200bimplemented other measures aimed at undoing the previous administration&#8217;s immigration policies. This includes the rescission of the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221;\u2063 policy, \u200dwhich \u2063required asylum\u200d seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases were being processed in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Biden administration has proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">comprehensive immigration reform plan<\/a> that includes a pathway to citizenship for millions of\u200b undocumented immigrants, increased support for Central American countries, and improved\u200b border management strategies. These actions demonstrate Biden&#8217;s commitment \u200bto\u2064 addressing the underlying issues that drive migration.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, President Biden&#8217;s decision \u2063to\u200c proceed with\u2063 border wall\u200c construction has been \u2062met with criticism\u2064 from Mexican President Lopez Obrador.\u200c While the decision reflects the administration&#8217;s \u200dattempts to balance border security concerns with a \u200ccommitment to comprehensive immigration reform, critics \u2062argue that the focus should be on addressing the root causes of migration. Ultimately, the debate around the border wall underscores the complexity of the immigration\u2063 issue\u2062 and the challenges facing \u2063the \u200dBiden administration as it seeks to \u200bfind a more sustainable and humane approach to immigration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s move to build a wall on the US-Mexico border is dismissed as mere publicity by Mexican President Lopez Obrador. He criticized the decision as a showy gesture, stating this after a meeting with US cabinet officials. 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