{"id":216601,"date":"2021-03-12T20:45:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T01:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=216601"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T01:45:06","slug":"biden-border-policy-sparks-worry-over-impact-on-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-border-policy-sparks-worry-over-impact-on-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden border policy sparks worry over impact on pandemic"},"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\">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-border-policy-sparks-worry-over-impact-on-pandemic%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=216601&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--><div id=\"attachment_2386398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 OCTOBER 03: Joe Biden spoke during the 19th Annual HRC National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Leigh Vogel\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:21 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs is among several GOP lawmakers condemning the Biden administration\u2019s immigration policy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drug trafficking is a serious problem, and we must not allow drug traffickers to be empowered by President Biden\u2019s open-border policies that disregard the enforcement of our laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gENMILbt4f\">pic.twitter.com\/gENMILbt4f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1370119247989456905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans are increasingly slamming Biden\u2019s return to \u201ccatch and release,\u201d blaming it for a recent surge in illegal immigration, especially among unaccompanied minors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And Joe Biden does nothing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lU4d8qiBjT\">https:\/\/t.co\/lU4d8qiBjT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1370151572269850627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Customs and Border Protection recorded a 28 percent increase in illegal border crossings in February from the previous month, a figure that\u2019s expected to worsen. However,&nbsp;the Biden administration is unwilling to call it a crisis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386403\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386403\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2386403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-649.jpeg\" alt=\"White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-649.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-650.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-651.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-652.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White House press secretary Jen Psaki spoke with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur focus here is on getting to the root of issues, taking actions,\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki stated. \u201cWe don\u2019t feel the need to play games with what it\u2019s called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As migrants are released into the U.S., border agents admitted CBP officers don\u2019t test every individual they apprehend for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>While humanitarian groups and local health officials are offering shelter, care and testing to sick asylum seekers, lawmakers fear the situation is more dire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story we\u2019re getting and we\u2019re looking for confirmation is that hospitals are starting to fill up again in some of these COVID wards,\u201d Biggs stated. \u201cBut they\u2019re not American citizens or here legally, these are folks coming across the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congressman said he intends to make calls to verify if what he described is taking place in hospitals in Arizona\u2019s 5th District or across the state.<\/p>\n<p>OAN has so far been unable to obtain data to confirm the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Arizona Department of Health Services\u2019 latest figures show the number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are decreasing. As of Thursday, 831 people were in the hospital with the virus, with less than a third of patients in the ICU.<\/p>\n<p>The actual number of infections is believed to be higher since asymptomatic individuals don\u2019t typically get tested.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/buttigieg-proposes-raising-gas-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill\/\">Buttigieg Proposes Raising Gas Tax To Pay For Infrastructure Bill<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 OCTOBER 03: Joe Biden spoke during the 19th Annual HRC National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. 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