{"id":2060192,"date":"2023-10-09T06:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-new-democratic-pressure-on-border-ahead-of-2024-reelection-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:14:12","slug":"biden-faces-new-democratic-pressure-on-border-ahead-of-2024-reelection-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-new-democratic-pressure-on-border-ahead-of-2024-reelection-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden under Democratic pressure over border before 2024 reelection."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-faces-new-democratic-pressure-on-border-ahead-of-2024-reelection-bid%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=2060192&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>The Threat of \u200cImmigrant\u200b Surges\u200b in Blue Cities and States<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2064issue of immigrant surges in blue cities \u2064and states far from the U.S. southern border threatens\u2062 to upend President Joe Biden&#8217;s relationships with Democratic leaders ahead of what looks \u200dto be \u2063a close 2024 reelection battle.<\/p>\n<p>Republican politicians have continuously maintained that &#8220;every state is a border state&#8221;\u2062 in reference \u2064to the spread of problems related to illegal\u200b immigration. Now, Democratic leaders across the country\u2064 appear to be\u2063 in agreement on\u2062 this, \u2062even if they stop short of blaming Biden&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<h3>Immigrant Buses to\u200d &#8220;Sanctuary&#8221; Destinations<\/h3>\n<p>In \u2064an announcement\u2064 Friday, Gov. Greg \u2062Abbott (R-TX) revealed that Texas has bused more than \u200c50,000 immigrants to &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; destinations across\u200b the country. This includes roughly\u2064 12,500 immigrants to Washington, D.C., 18,500 immigrants\u2062 to New York City, 13,500 immigrants to Chicago, 3,200 immigrants to Philadelphia, 3,200 immigrants to Denver, and 940 immigrants to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>According to Democratic strategist \u200dDouglas Wilson, these rising immigration problems in blue cities and states could be\u2063 a threat \u2064in 2024. &#8220;I think the president needs to adhere to the concerns of\u200d the mayor of New York City, the governor of Illinois, and other blue states because, one, you want\u2062 to make sure\u2062 that turnout\u2062 is high in those areas. We all \u2064know New York is not going to go Republican, but \u200cyou\u200b don&#8217;t want New York\u2063 City \u200dresidents in the boroughs, in particular the\u2064 black community, not to turn out because \u2064they&#8217;re upset with the \u2063president with more migrants\u2063 in \u200bNew York,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200bfurther noted,\u2062 &#8220;Chicago is the home of the DNC convention&#8221; in 2024. &#8220;What you don&#8217;t want\u200c is having a migrant \u200cproblem\u2062 next summer with migrants around the convention center,&#8221; he explained, pointing to the optics \u2062of it.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson claimed Republicans would likely use that \u2063image in \u2063their campaigns in critical\u2063 swing states.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Leaders Demand Action<\/h3>\n<p>In a\u2063 letter Friday,\u2062 Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) became the latest Democrat to call\u2064 on Biden&#8217;s White House to do more. He told Massachusetts state Sen. Marc Pacheco he is\u200d encouraging &#8220;the Biden administration to send officials to\u200d the Commonwealth to assess \u2063the need for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/title-42-ends-democrats-split-on-handling-of-immigration-after-expiration-of-border-policy\/\" title=\"Title: Democrats divided on immigration approach after end of Title 42 policy.\">additional federal support<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u200b did not provide \u200ccomment to the Washington Examiner\u2062 regarding Auchincloss&#8217;s request.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, the congressman told the Washington Examiner, &#8220;We&#8217;ve encouraged the White House to put boots on the ground in Massachusetts, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">senior administration officials<\/a> from the \u200dinner agency can see with their own eyes \u200cand hear with their own ears from \u2062their counterparts \u2063at the state level the urgency and severity of the issue in the Bay State. It&#8217;s a\u2064 lubricant and a catalyst for action when \u200cyou have \u2064people \u200bactually on the ground in this state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His call coincides with\u200d New York City Mayor Eric Adams&#8217;s four-day excursion in central and southern America\u200b to\u2062 witness firsthand \u2063the path that immigrants take to the United States&#8217;s southern border. Since 2022, New York has become \u2062inundated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-congressman-files-bill-to-give-states-ability-to-enforce-immigration-laws-when-federal-government-wont\/\" title=\"Florida Congressman Files Bill to Give States Ability to Enforce Immigration Laws When Federal Government Won\u2019t\">arriving illegal immigrants<\/a>, many\u2064 of whom were sent\u200c on buses from Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Adams isn&#8217;t the only mayor taking such a trip. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose city \u2062is also facing a surge\u2064 of immigrants being bused in,\u200d recently announced his plan to visit \u200dthe southern border. &#8220;We need to go assess the situation, just like our team has gone\u200c to D.C. We need\u2064 better\u200b coordination, quite frankly,&#8221; the mayor said. &#8220;I\u2064 recognize what our southern states are dealing with so going to see it firsthand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s relatively unusual\u200b for Northern city mayors, in particular, to prioritize an issue that is largely left to the federal government and those of border states. But, with the spread of immigrants in the U.S. being specifically routed to &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; cities and states run by Democrats, leaders are forced to address it.<\/p>\n<h3>Strained Relationships and Calls for \u200bAssistance<\/h3>\n<p>Biden is now faced with \u200brequests from states \u2062such as New \u2064York, Massachusetts,\u200c and Illinois, \u200bto name a few, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-bill-introduced-for-50m-in-aid-to-migrants-bused-to-d-c\/\" title=\"Emergency Bill Introduced for M in Aid to Migrants Bused to D.C.\">additional federal assistance<\/a> to deal with \u2063the significant number of immigrant arrivals which \u2062are straining city and state resources. The administration, though, has maintained\u2062 that it has already given Chicago, for example, over $46 million in grant funding meant to assist with the influx\u200d of\u2064 immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s lack of additional action on the issue to the satisfaction of leaders in cities and \u2064states across the country \u2064has led to reports of souring\u2062 relationships between himself\u200d and prominent Democrats. \u200bAccording\u2064 to recent reports, Adams and \u200bBiden are no longer on speaking terms amid the issue. Further, during a recent call with White \u2062House officials, \u200bGov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Johnson, the Illinois Democrats demanded more assistance from the federal government.\u200c But, rather than promising federal help,\u200b the officials urged the leaders\u200d to instead seek implementation \u200dof programs to urge the\u200c city to implement programs to expedite getting work permits approved for immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Following the call, Pritzker penned a \u200cletter to Biden asking\u200b him to respond to\u200b the issue\u2063 and initiate a coordinated response at the border.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Brad Bannon isn&#8217;t convinced it will be all that important to Biden&#8217;s\u200d prospects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In\u2063 terms of\u200c the\u200b presidential race, it probably isn&#8217;t much of a factor,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now, if it becomes a factor in places like Atlanta or \u2064Phoenix, \u200bgiven the shaky nature of \u2064those politically, Georgia and Arizona, it could become a \u2062problem for the\u2064 president in winning\u200d those states back in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it\u2062 could fester and become \u200da big problem if the president doesn&#8217;t take strong\u200d action to \u200chelp these mayors\u2064 out,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden reelection campaign \u2062didn&#8217;t \u2062provide comment to the Washington Examiner as to \u2062whether\u2062 it was working to address\u200b deteriorating relationships with \u2064Democratic leaders in these particular \u200dareas.<\/p>\n<p>Auchincloss\u200d contributed that there will be an array of issues on voters&#8217;\u2064 minds in 2024.\u2064 But immigration,\u2064 he \u2063said, is certainly one\u2062 of them. &#8220;I think cost of living, \u200bimmigration, and the health \u2063of our democracy are likely to be three of\u2064 the most salient issues for \u200cvoters,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman further \u200ddefended the Biden administration from taking full \u200cresponsibility for the\u2063 immigration issue, agreeing \u2063that &#8220;Congress owns the immigration problem.&#8221; He further advocated \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-new-democratic-pressure-on-border-ahead-of-2024-reelection-bid\/\" title=\"Biden under Democratic pressure over border before 2024 reelection.\">bipartisan \u2062immigration reform bill\u200c led<\/a> by Reps. Mar\u00eda \u200bElvira Salazar (R-FL) and \u2064Veronica\u200d Escobar \u200c(D-TX), explaining that it is a \u2062starting\u200d point for addressing the issue.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wilson,\u200d one way Biden\u2064 could make progress on this immigration\u200c issue, thereby\u200b helping\u200c out these cities and states, is by tying &#8220;border funding to Ukraine\u2063 funding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By doing\u2062 that,\u200d he is showing the Republicans in the House, &#8216;OK.\u200d I \u2062want to \u2062do something about the\u200b border. Where can you \u2064meet me halfway on Ukraine?&#8217; So that causes a discussion on\u2064 Capitol Hill. That could go into president&#8217;s favor because he&#8217;s showing that he is trying to meet Republicans halfway,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Another path forward for Biden, said Bannon,\u2063 could \u200blie in work permitting for\u2064 immigrants. There is a level of agreement between city\u200d and state Democratic leaders, the White House, and federal lawmakers that expediting work permits for immigrants could alleviate some \u200bof the issues related\u2064 to the\u2064 surge of\u2064 immigration. And\u200d while the White House has taken some steps to \u200bgive some immigrants from Venezuela temporary legal status for this purpose, doing this on a larger scale could benefit him in the long run, Bannon added.<\/p>\n<p>As to why a larger step hasn&#8217;t been taken by Biden, he guessed it &#8220;probably would cause some political blowback from Republicans&#8221; who \u2063might frame any action as giving jobs away\u2063 to \u200dillegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;It may get the president\u200c some political flack in the short run but help them \u2064in the\u2064 long run&#8221; if\u2062 it provides significant relief to affected areas and improves a looming worker shortage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/immigrant-surge-blue-cities-states-biden-reelection\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns have Democratic strategist Douglas Wilson raised \u2062about the presence of\u2062 migrants in blue cities and states, and\u200d how could it potentially impact\u2062 voter \u200cturnout and the Democratic Party&#8217;s image?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nded the need for federal support in dealing with the immigrant surges. &#8220;This\u200c is \u200dnot sustainable for Massachusetts or any state to deal with \u200con its\u2064 own,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We need the federal\u200c government to step up and provide the necessary resources and support to address this issue effectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bissue of immigrant surges in blue cities and \u200bstates has become a growing concern for Democratic leaders as they navigate\u200d the\u200c challenges of maintaining their base of support while also addressing the influx of immigrants. \u2062The transportation of thousands of immigrants to &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; destinations has raised questions \u2064about the impact on local communities and the strain it puts on already limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Douglas Wilson warned that the presence of migrants in blue cities and states could cause disillusionment among key voter base, particularly in minority communities. He emphasized the importance of addressing their concerns and ensuring high voter turnout in these areas. Wilson also raised concerns \u200dabout the potential\u200c negative \u200boptics of having a migrant\u200c problem in Chicago during the DNC convention in 2024, which could be exploited by Republicans in swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic leaders have been demanding action from the\u2064 Biden administration, calling for additional federal support \u200cto deal with the immigrant arrivals. Representatives from Massachusetts and New York, among others, have urged the White House to send \u200bofficials to assess the situation and provide assistance. However, the\u200b administration&#8217;s response has been \u200blimited, leading to strained relationships between Biden and \u2062prominent Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062some experts believe\u2064 that\u2062 the issue of immigrant surges may not heavily impact Biden&#8217;s prospects \u200din the 2024 presidential race, others argue that it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigrant surges in distant blue cities and states pose a threat to President Biden&#8217;s ties with Democratic leaders, impacting his 2024 reelection prospects. Republicans argue that the immigration issue extends beyond the southern border, affecting every state. 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