{"id":2130858,"date":"2023-12-21T14:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-urges-biden-to-take-action-on-southern-border-as-senate-negotiations-drag-on\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T19:32:24","slug":"mike-johnson-urges-biden-to-take-action-on-southern-border-as-senate-negotiations-drag-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-urges-biden-to-take-action-on-southern-border-as-senate-negotiations-drag-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson calls on Biden to address southern border crisis as Senate talks stall"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-urges-biden-to-take-action-on-southern-border-as-senate-negotiations-drag-on%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=2130858&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>Speaker Urges President Biden to Take Action on \u200cSouthern Border Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is calling on President Joe Biden to address the surge of illegal immigration \u200cat the southern border through executive action. As negotiations continue in the Senate, Johnson is urging Biden \u2063to reinstate several Trump-era policies to tackle the issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Reinstating Asylum Policies<\/h3>\n<p>In a letter obtained by the Washington \u200dExaminer, Johnson\u200d specifically asks Biden\u200d to bring back previous asylum policies, including the Remain in Mexico program. \u200cThis program, implemented under former President\u2063 Donald Trump, required\u200c asylum-seekers to wait \u200din Mexico while their cases were pending.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Expediting Removal\u200b of \u2063Illegal Immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson \u200calso emphasizes the need to expedite the removal of\u200b illegal immigrants who cannot demonstrate asylum eligibility. He highlights the \u2063devastating consequences of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-says-biden-admin-basically-turning-dhs-into-a-welcome-mat-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Says Biden Admin \u2018Basically Turning DHS Into A Welcome Mat\u2019 For Illegal Immigrants\">wide-open border<\/a>,\u2063 both for migrants \u2063and American citizens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s plea for immediate action is supported by the alarming statistics of\u200d 2.48 million illegal immigrants\u200b encountered \u200bby Customs and\u200c Border Patrol in\u2064 the fiscal\u2064 year \u200b2023, including 670,000 &#8220;got-a-ways&#8221; who entered the country illegally without being apprehended. To address this,\u200d Johnson urges Biden to \u2063reinstate other Trump-era policies, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-says-its-staying-out-of-speaker-fight\/\" title=\"Biden admin avoids Speaker dispute.\">resuming border wall construction<\/a> and ending \u2062&#8221;catch-and-release&#8221; practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate recently adjourned for the holiday recess \u200bwithout reaching an agreement on a\u200c border framework. However, negotiations\u200c between Senate and White House\u200c negotiators are ongoing, with hopes of including border policy changes in\u2064 a deal on Ukraine funding. These \u2062discussions will\u200d continue\u200b over the break until\u200c a framework is \u200breached.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have made it clear that they will not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-house-republican-majority-will-affect-defense-policy-heres-how\/\" title=\"A House Republican Majority Will Affect Defense Policy. Here\u2019s How\">support additional aid<\/a> to Ukraine without substantial policy \u200breforms.\u2062 Johnson criticizes Senate Democrats for failing to act\u2063 on the House GOP-led\u200c border package passed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Immediate Action Required<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson emphasizes the urgency of the situation, stating that statutory reforms to restore operational \u200bcontrol at the southern\u200b border must be enacted. He calls\u2062 on Biden to take significant action\u200d without delay, as \u200bthe crisis has reached a critical\u200c point.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is unlikely that the Democratic-led Senate would pass the House GOP&#8217;s border bill without significant changes. Furthermore,\u200c Biden has previously threatened to\u200b veto\u2064 the legislation if it reaches his desk. The response from the White House to \u200bJohnson&#8217;s letter\u2063 is\u2062 still awaited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2063to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential benefits of enhancing\u200b border patrol efforts and constructing\u2062 physical barriers to address the influx of illegal immigrants?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The removal \u200bof illegal \u2064immigrants. He suggests reinstating the policy \u2062of expedited removal, which allows \u200cimmigration officers to quickly remove \u200dindividuals \u200cwho have \u200drecently entered the country illegally. This policy proved \u200dto be effective in\u200c deterring \u200billegal immigration\u200c during the Trump \u2064administration, and Johnson\u2062 claims it \u2063will \u200dhelp address the current crisis at the southern border.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Securing the Border<\/h3>\n<p>To address\u2063 the continuing influx of illegal\u2063 immigrants, Johnson urges President Biden to prioritize border \u200dsecurity.\u200d He proposes allocating additional resources and manpower to enhance border patrol\u200b efforts, including\u200b the construction\u2063 of physical barriers where necessary. Johnson argues that a secure border is crucial \u200cnot only\u200c for national security but also for the well-being of border communities \u200caffected by illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Ending Catch\u2063 and Release\u2062 Policies<\/h3>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u200dSpeaker condemns the \u2064practice of catch and release, which allows individuals apprehended for illegal entry to be released into the \u2062country pending a court hearing. Johnson\u2063 \u2063points out that this policy not only undermines\u200b the rule \u2064of law but\u200d also encourages further \u2062illegal entry. He urges President Biden to reconsider this approach and instead implement policies that ensure individuals\u200b caught crossing\u200c the border illegally are promptly\u200b processed, detained if\u200b necessary, and adjudicated according to the law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Collaborating\u200d with \u2064Mexico and Central American Countries<\/h3>\n<p>Lastly, Johnson highlights\u2062 the importance of cooperative efforts with\u200c Mexico and Central American\u200c countries \u2064to address the root causes\u200d of illegal immigration. He \u2062suggests working \u2063with these nations to improve economic opportunities, enhance security measures, and\u2063 combat\u200d corruption. By\u200c addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-border-numbers-near-all-time-high\/\" title=\"Border numbers reach near-record levels daily.\">factors driving migration<\/a>,\u2064 Johnson believes the\u200b United States can effectively reduce the influx of illegal\u200c immigrants\u2063 crossing the southern border.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-czar-stepping-down-as-bidens-border-crisis-drastically-worsens-report\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Border Czar\u2019 Stepping Down As Biden\u2019s Border Crisis Drastically Worsens: Report\">southern border crisis continues<\/a> to \u200descalate, Speaker Mike\u200b Johnson urges President Biden to take immediate action through executive measures to\u2063 address \u200cthe issue.\u200c By\u200c reinstating asylum policies, expediting removal processes, \u2062securing\u2064 the border, ending catch \u200band release \u2064practices, and collaborating with Mexico and Central American \u2064countries, Johnson believes the administration can effectively tackle the\u2062 surge of \u200cillegal immigration. It is\u200d crucial for\u2062 the\u2062 Biden administration to respond promptly and decisively to ensure the security and well-being\u2063 of \u200bthe \u200bnation and its\u2062 citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is urging President Joe Biden to use executive action to tackle the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border. He is pushing for the reinstatement of several Trump-era policies as border negotiations continue in the Senate. 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