{"id":2271164,"date":"2024-06-19T03:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-risks-erasing-tough-on-border-message-with-new-migrant-protections\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T03:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:25:59","slug":"biden-risks-erasing-tough-on-border-message-with-new-migrant-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-risks-erasing-tough-on-border-message-with-new-migrant-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s new migrant protections may undermine his tough-on-border stance"},"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-risks-erasing-tough-on-border-message-with-new-migrant-protections%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=2271164&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--><p>President Joe Biden recently issued\u2062 an executive order to make it easier for illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens to gain legal status,\u2063 a move seen as a pivot from his earlier \u200daction to deny\u2063 asylum to\u200c illegal border crossers. This new\u2062 directive is perceived as an attempt to\u2063 balance \u200copposing pressures as immigration\u2063 remains a contentious topic in the 2024 presidential race. \u2063Biden&#8217;s policy introduces &#8220;lawful pathways&#8221; for immigrants while maintaining a stance on border security.\u200b However, this has\u2064 drawn criticism from Republicans \u200cwho label it\u2063 as &#8220;amnesty&#8221; and predict it will encourage more illegal immigration and potential marriage\u2064 fraud.\u2062 The measure, targeting immigrants who have been in \u200cthe U.S. for at least 10 years\u2063 and \u2064married to an American citizen by\u200c a specific date, contrasts with former\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s policies, especially around family separation. The White House asserts that this action is legally sound despite expected challenges and emphasizes the need for \u2063<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<\/a>. Critics, including Trump&#8217;s former senior advisor, suggest the timing of this order, amidst an election cycle, is\u2062 strategic and could lead to increased illegal activities at \u2063the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just two weeks ago, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> issued an executive order designed to show he\u2019s tough on illegal immigration by partially closing the border. Now Republicans say he is heading in the opposite direction with a move that will help some illegal immigrants obtain legal status.<\/p>\n<p>Biden announced on Tuesday that he would give illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens an easier path to citizenship in response to pressure from his left flank. Two weeks earlier, he rolled out a policy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3027012\/biden-announces-midnight-border-freeze-republicans-left-me-no-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"banning many asylum\">deny asylum<\/a> to illegal border crossers as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-presidency-in-five-numbers\/\" title=\"The Biden Presidency in Five Numbers\">polling shows immigration<\/a> to be a major flashpoint in the 2024 race for president.<\/p>\n<p>The dual announcements reflect an attempt to please all sides on one of the most divisive issues of the 2024 election cycle. But Biden risks erasing the tough-on-border messaging he delivered at the start of the month with new protections that Republicans say amount to \u201camnesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The balancing act was evident as the president rolled out his latest executive order this week, with the White House calling for expanded \u201clawful pathways\u201d for immigrants even as it reiterated the need to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is trying to play the middle,\u201d Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cHe proposed a very tough border control act that many progressive members of his own party and conservative Republicans rejected. The main thing with this [newest] executive order is keeping families together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The question is whether voters will appreciate the nuance or side with Republicans who say his policies have caused a crisis at the border.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases, Biden can contrast himself with Donald Trump, Bannon argues. The asylum restrictions allow the president to highlight a bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2836604\/revealed-senate-border-deal-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"border deal\">border deal<\/a> the former president helped tank in the Senate earlier this year, while helping immigrants married to U.S. citizens stay in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2993808\/biden-campaign-trump-family-separation-policy-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"contrasts\">will be compared<\/a> to Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-enrages-the-left-with-immigration-comments-team-biden-claims-he-wants-to-lock-up-millions\/\" title=\"Trump's immigration comments anger the left, Biden's team accuses him of wanting to imprison millions\">controversial family separation policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, illegal immigrants would need to have been in the country for 10 years and married to an American citizen as of June 17. It\u2019s a population that was already eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3047861\/biden-plan-protect-immigrants-married-us-citizens-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"green cards\">green cards<\/a> via their marriage, though those immigrants until now needed to return to their home country as part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made similar points as Bannon during the afternoon press briefing Tuesday, contrasting Biden with Trump without naming the former president directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking sure we\u2019re protecting families is a priority of this president,\u201d she said. \u201cThe way to actually deal with this is to have comprehensive immigration legislation. \u2026 What we have seen is Republicans getting in the way because of what the last president said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But several reporters asked about the timeline of the move, coming after Biden has been in office for 3 1\/2 years and as the general election sharpens into focus. One asked if the new order was a \u201ccounterweight\u201d to the one made two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, as expected, panned the move as an election-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3049672\/republicans-call-biden-immigration-moves-an-election-year-amnesty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"amnesty stunt\">amnesty stunt<\/a> that will contribute to more illegal border crossings. Trump\u2019s ex-senior adviser for policy, Stephen Miller, even suggested the action was worthy of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenM\/status\/1803057268746801529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803057268746801529%7Ctwgr%5E314fd640f939b3b39728a34e8c71e1c8e084c179%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwhite-house%2F3049672%2Frepublicans-call-biden-immigration-moves-an-election-year-amnesty%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"amnesty stunt\">impeachment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Homan, who served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Trump administration, said Biden\u2019s order \u201cwill result in more illegal aliens crossing the border to take advantage of a giveaway program\u201d and predicted it will lead to increased marriage fraud. <\/p>\n<p>Conservatives also predicted that lawsuits against the order will emerge quickly given that the policy change was made without congressional approval. The White House insists it is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-forceful-response-to-credit-card-companies-that-want-to-track-gun-and-ammo-sales\/\" title=\"Florida Issues Forceful Response To Credit Card Companies That Want To Track Gun And Ammo Sales\">solid legal footing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration has been a vexing political issue for Biden. It is his worst-polling policy area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/joe-biden\/issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to the <em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average, with just 32% approving how he\u2019s handled it.<\/p>\n<p>There is also evidence that voters are sympathetic to Republican arguments on the issue, with a CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1802466161658876210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> finding that over 60% of respondents, including a majority of Hispanics, now favor mass deportations. Gallup <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/644570\/immigration-named-top-problem-third-straight-month.aspx#:~:text=Immigration%20Remains%20Most%20Important%20U.S.%20Problem%20Among%20Americans&#038;text=Line%20chart%20showing%20the%20percentages,first%20four%20months%20of%202024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"polls\">polls<\/a> have repeatedly found immigration among the top voter concerns heading into the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>While immigration may be a GOP-friendly topic, the most recent executive action could also help Biden in swing states such as Arizona, Nevada, or Georgia, which all have more than 100,000 voters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/18\/us\/politics\/biden-legal-protections-undocumented-spouses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"living\">living<\/a> in mixed-status households.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) made this case in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/univision-news\/opinion\/catherine-cortez-president-biden-has-the-power-to-keep-families-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"op-ed\">op-ed<\/a> for the Spanish-language news outlet Univision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road to the White House runs through Nevada, and people in my state are paying attention,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe know that our immigrant community makes us stronger and that we can make our border more secure while we fix our broken immigration system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks after partially closing the border to demonstrate a tough stance on illegal immigration, President Joe Biden is now facing Republican criticism for a new policy that could help some undocumented immigrants gain legal status. Biden announced this shift on Tuesday, signaling a potential change in direction from his earlier action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2271165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24159790202164.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24159790202164.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271164","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}