{"id":2338059,"date":"2024-09-06T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T16:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:56:48","slug":"californians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Californians in fourth year of border crisis blame Biden-Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcalifornians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner%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=2338059&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>In \u2064Southern California, frustrated residents are blaming the Biden-Harris administration for the significant issues stemming from \u200ban\u2064 increase\u2062 in illegal immigration at the\u2062 Mexico border. Local \u2064officials voiced their concerns during a visit by members of\u200d the House Judiciary Committee to\u2064 San Diego, highlighting how the influx \u2064of migrants has negatively impacted daily life,\u2063 including overcrowding in hospitals and rising crime rates associated with \u2063organized retail thefts.<\/p>\n<p>Local leaders\u2062 described the\u200d strain on public services, noting that many migrants crossing the border \u200bwere released\u200d into communities due to \u200boverwhelmed nonprofit\u2063 organizations. Testimonies revealed that thousands \u200bof migrants were processed at temporary facilities, with most\u200c continuing to destinations across the U.S. The\u200d community faced additional challenges, including a\u2062 dramatic \u200cincrease in drug-related deaths linked \u2062to fentanyl entering the area.<\/p>\n<p>Officials criticized\u200d the administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-white-house-holds-press-briefing-with-john-kirby\/\" title=\"LIVE: White House press briefing featuring John Kirby\">border security\u2063 policies<\/a>, arguing that they contributed to the crisis.\u200b They called for accountability,\u2064 stating that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-by-wide-margin-americans-say-border-worse-under-biden\/\" title=\"Poll: By Wide Margin, Americans Say Border Worse Under Biden\">current border situation<\/a> could be\u200b traced back to decisions made by President Biden, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-rep-biggs-blasts-biden-for-halting-border-wall-construction\/\" title=\"Ariz. Rep. Biggs blasts Biden for halting border wall construction\">halting border wall construction<\/a> and changing deportation policies. Despite a recent decline in apprehensions, the residents remain\u2062 concerned about\u200d the lasting effects of ongoing immigration \u200bchallenges in their \u2064communities.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Californians in fourth year of border crisis blame Biden-Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1743183\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Frustrated voters in Southern California ripped the Biden-Harris administration and blamed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> for problems caused by an influx of illegal immigrants at the Mexico border over the past year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Judiciary Committee<\/a> visited the San Diego region of California on Thursday for a border tour and to meet with local officials Friday morning, as residents vented about how the increase of illegal immigrants crossing the state&rsquo;s border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mexico<\/a> affects daily life for residents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many stories for too long have not been told. It&rsquo;s the reason that we brought people here today,&rdquo; said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose district included the Santee and Vista communities where lawmakers toured and held the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The panel of five witnesses lamented how the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s handling of the border affected them as illegal immigrants released into their communities disrupted hospital operations, children being bused to school, and led to more than 1,200 drug-related deaths in one county alone last year as fentanyl seeped over the border.<\/p>\n<p>As more immigrants began crossing from Mexico into California last fall, human smugglers in Mexico shifted people away from Texas and further west. Overcrowded Border Patrol facilities opted to let migrants in custody be released directly into communities because local nonprofit groups were overwhelmed and unable to take in the hundreds being encountered daily.<\/p>\n<p>Between September 2023 and May 2024, as many as 154,000 migrants who crossed the state&rsquo;s border illegally were released into the country from a pop-up facility set up in the county, according to Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris administration approach to border security and immigration has significantly impacted California with San Diego County at the forefront of these challenges,&rdquo; testified Hestrin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin. (Screenshot: House Judiciary Committee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape\/\" title=\"Ex-Bills punter to sue accuser&#039;s lawyer for defamation in gang rape case.\">district attorney explained<\/a> that the temporary center served as a $6 million stop-gap solution to help manage the influx. According to Santee Mayor John Minto, 99% of migrants who passed through the center continued on to destinations nationwide where they had family or connections awaiting their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>But the influx of people into the region also affected other aspects of life. Hospitals were significantly overcrowded, while local law enforcement also saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retailers-lost-112-billion-in-inventory-in-2022-cite-organized-retail-crime-rings-as-main-culprit\/\" title=\"Organized retail crime rings blamed for 2 billion inventory loss in 2022.\">retail theft soar<\/a>, according to Vista, California, Mayor John Franklin. A regional anti-retail theft task force found that illegal immigrants worked with organized criminal organizations to steal and then sell those items, forcing some businesses to shut their doors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re also dealing with high rates of crime. Stats on crimes committed by illegal immigrants in California are not available because, unlike in Texas, California state policymakers refuse to allow our local law enforcement to collect these data,&rdquo; Franklin said. &ldquo;We can extrapolate that tens of thousands of crimes are committed in our community, the same as Texas, that would not have occurred if we had a secure border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vista, California, Mayor John Franklin (Screenshot: House Judiciary Committee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is required by the Constitution to take care to faithfully execute the laws,&rdquo; Franklin added. &ldquo;Unfortunately, President Biden and Vice President Harris have decided to ignore our border and immigration laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Drug overdoses spiked to 1,203 in San Diego County last year, more than double from several years ago, as fentanyl manages to get past customs officers at the border and into the community and deeper into the country, Franklin said.<\/p>\n<p>Don Sharp, undersheriff for Riverside County, criticized the Biden-Harris administration for how it said it had &ldquo;sanctioned&rdquo; the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Sharp blamed the White House for an &ldquo;overwhelming&rdquo; flow of fentanyl into the community, adding that it was &ldquo;only made possible by complete border security failures under the current administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don Sharp, undersheriff, Riverside County, California.&nbsp;(Screenshot: House Judiciary Committee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When President Joe Biden took office, he canceled border wall construction funded by Congress, halted deportations, ended a program that forced asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico, and took other actions. Soon after, the number of immigrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border spiked along primarily the Texas border. Over the past year, more migrants attempted to enter Arizona and California than Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, more than 10 million immigrants have been encountered at the nation&rsquo;s borders &mdash; more than any two-term White House administration. Despite the dramatic decline in monthly arrests of illegal immigrants since the start of the year, Californians remain furious over the influx of people into their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Cory Gautereaux, who lives close to the border, testified that he and others had found &ldquo;hundreds&rdquo; of personal identification documents, including passports and driver&rsquo;s licenses, that migrants discarded at the border before being taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why am I finding the identifications of young children and newborns at the border who are being smuggled and trafficked here on a daily basis?&rdquo; Gautereaux said during his testimony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cory Gautereaux, who lives close to the border, testified that he and others had found &ldquo;hundreds&rdquo; of personal identification documents, including passports and driver&rsquo;s licenses, that migrants discarded at the border before being taken into custody. (Screenshot: House Judiciary Committee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hearing had a lackluster turnout among members of Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Issa and Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) were the only three out of 42 members on the committee who showed up, given that the House is still on recess before returning to Washington, D.C., early next week. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) did not attend and the chairman&rsquo;s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1743183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1743183\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Californians in their fourth year of a border crisis are holding the Biden-Harris administration accountable for issues stemming from a surge of illegal immigration at the Mexico border over the past year. Frustrated voters in Southern California expressed their grievances during a visit by members of the House Judiciary Committee to the San Diego area on Thursday, where they met with local officials and discussed how the rising number of illegal immigrants crossing into California is impacting daily life. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) stated, \u201cToo many stories have gone untold for too long,\u201d emphasizing why they brought people together for this discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses shared their concerns about how the administration&#8217;s approach to border management has disrupted community services, including hospitals and schools, and contributed to over 1,200 drug-related deaths in one county last year due to fentanyl trafficking. As more migrants began entering California from Mexico last fall, human smugglers redirected their activities away from Texas towards California. Overcrowded Border Patrol facilities had no choice but to release migrants directly into communities since local nonprofits were overwhelmed by daily encounters with hundreds of individuals.<\/p>\n<p>According to Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin, between September 2023 and May 2024, up to 154,000 migrants who crossed illegally were released into communities from a temporary facility established at a cost of $6 million. Hestrin noted that San Diego County is particularly affected by these challenges due to federal policies on immigration and border security.<\/p>\n<p>Santee Mayor John Minto reported that nearly all migrants passing through this center continued on to other parts of the country where they had family or connections waiting for them. However, this influx has strained local resources; hospitals are overcrowded and retail theft has surged as organized crime groups exploit illegal immigrants for theft operations.<\/p>\n<p>Vista Mayor John Franklin pointed out that while data on crimes committed by illegal immigrants in California is not available\u2014unlike Texas\u2014he believes tens of thousands could be extrapolated based on similar patterns observed elsewhere if there were secure borders. He criticized President Biden and Vice President Harris for neglecting immigration laws mandated by the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Drug overdoses have also risen sharply in San Diego County due largely to fentanyl smuggled across an unsecured border under current administration policies. Riverside County Undersheriff Don Sharp condemned what he described as &#8220;sanctioned&#8221; chaos at the border leading to rampant drug flow into communities\u2014a situation exacerbated by failures in securing borders since Biden took office when he halted construction on barriers funded by Congress among other policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent declines in monthly arrests related to illegal immigration since early this year, Californians remain outraged about ongoing challenges posed by new arrivals within their neighborhoods. Cory Gautereaux testified about finding numerous discarded personal identification documents belonging to children among those attempting entry illegally\u2014a troubling sign indicative of human trafficking issues linked with migration patterns today.<\/p>\n<p>The congressional hearing saw limited attendance; only three out of forty-two committee members participated as Congress remains recessed until next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2338060,"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\/09\/california-border-migrants.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33975,4045,4021,40336],"class_list":["post-2338059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-border-crisis","tag-california","tag-harris","tag-political-blame"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/california-border-migrants.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338059","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}