{"id":247130,"date":"2021-03-18T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=247130"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:45:27","slug":"how-democrats-and-joe-biden-caused-the-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-and-joe-biden-caused-the-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"How Democrats And Joe Biden Caused The Border Crisis"},"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%2Fhow-democrats-and-joe-biden-caused-the-border-crisis%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=247130&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1817.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In the first few months of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency, a crisis has erupted at the border between the United States and Mexico.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, the New York Times <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/03\/08\/us\/joe-biden-news#a-surge-in-migrant-children-detained-at-the-border-is-straining-shelters\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that thousands of unaccompanied minors were being kept in \u201cfacilities akin to jails as the Biden administration struggles to find room for them in shelters.\u201d The New York Times went on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/15\/us\/border-migrant-children-texas.html\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span> just this week that \u201cchildren are being forced to sleep on gym mats with foil sheets and go for days without showering,\u201d and that \u201cmany children\u201d had \u201cnot been allowed outdoors for days on end.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response, \u201cMexico is reportedly preparing to \u2018significantly reinforce\u2019 its efforts to stop illegal immigrants that are entering its southern border with Guatemala as they travel on their way to the U.S.-Mexico border,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mexico-plans-massive-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-after-crisis-erupts-under-biden\"><span>Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, the humanitarian crisis we are witnessing at the border \u2014 with new reporting indicating the situation is \u201crapidly spiraling out of control,\u201d with \u201cthe number of unaccompanied children being held in detention facilities\u201d being more than 300 percent higher than previously thought \u2014 did not occur in a vacuum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead, it was largely the result of constant and intentional political rhetoric by Democrats both during and prior to Biden\u2019s presidency, hinting or overtly calling for open borders and unfettered immigration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are just a few examples of how Democrats have played a role in creating the crisis now unfolding at the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Every Democratic presidential candidate said illegal immigrants would get free healthcare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>During the MSNBC Democratic presidential primary debate in June 2019, debate co-moderator Savannah Guthrie asked the ten candidates in attendance to raise their hand if their healthcare plan would \u201ccover\u201d illegal immigrants.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is a show of hands question and hold them up so people can see. Raise your hand if your government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants,\u201d Guthrie <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2019\/06\/27\/all_dem_candidates_raise_hand_when_asked_if_illegal_immigrants_should_get_health_care_coverage_at_debate.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Every one of the candidates \u2014 including now-President Joe Biden and now-Vice President Kamala Harris \u2014&nbsp;raised their hands.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.551428571429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moderator: Raise your hand if you will provide healthcare to undocumented immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>Dems: \ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Doctors: \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I4SUrF1pRn\">pic.twitter.com\/I4SUrF1pRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1144643773932044288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Biden promised immigration reform<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Throughout his campaign, Biden called for widespread immigration reform. In one such call, Biden said \u201c<\/span><span>We need to pass immigration reform that delivers a roadmap to citizenship, not just for DREAMers, but for the 11 million undocumented people living in at at the same time enriching communities all across this nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.402730375427\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden: &#8220;We need to pass immigration reform that delivers a roadmap to citizenship, not just for DREAMers, but for the 11 million undocumented people living in at at the same time enriching communities all across this nation.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5OVvKXLDvE\">pic.twitter.com\/5OVvKXLDvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1274053225541443596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>During a CBS News presidential debate in October 2020, Biden again promised to create a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.029325513196\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden acknowledges the inability to overhaul immigration during the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It took too long to get it right,&#8221; Biden says.<\/p>\n<p>He added if elected, within 100 days, he would create a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3SYwiy7s2\">pic.twitter.com\/a3SYwiy7s2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSEveningNews\/status\/1319463309347794946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Biden\u2019s campaign promised to restore \u201cmorality\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On the Biden\/Harris <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/joebiden.com\/immigration\/\"><span>campaign website<\/span><\/a><span>, under a post titled \u201cThe Biden Plan For Securing Our Values As A Nation Of Immigrants,\u201d Biden argued that \u201cIt is a moral failing and a national shame when a father and his baby daughter drown seeking our shores. When children are locked away in overcrowded detention centers and the government seeks to keep them there indefinitely. When our government argues in court against giving those children toothbrushes and soap.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs president, Biden will forcefully pursue policies that safeguard our security, provide a fair and just system that helps to grow and enhance our economy, and secure our cherished values,\u201d the post later added. The promised policies included \u201curgent action to undo Trump\u2019s damage and reclaim America\u2019s values,\u201d that a Biden administration would \u201cWelcome immigrants in our communities,\u201d and that it would \u201cReassert America\u2019s commitment to asylum-seekers and refugees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DHS Secretary Mayorkas hints at open borders<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On multiple occasions, Biden\u2019s Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, has hinted at weaker policies, which are in many ways tantamount to a call for open borders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the undeniable link between unaccompanied minors and human trafficking, Mayorkas told CBS This Morning that the United States \u201cwill not expel\u201d children who are alone, and promised that the Biden administration was \u201cexpanding\u201d their capabilities to handle migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1930693069307\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s DHS Secretary Mayorkas tells migrant parents \u201cwe will not expel\u201d your child if sent here alone<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7plkcJVXAo\">https:\/\/t.co\/7plkcJVXAo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzqRBirUaY\">pic.twitter.com\/JzqRBirUaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1372544183228116993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On another occasion, Mayorkas indicated that people seeking to cross the border should \u201cwait.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have to take this opportunity, at the same time, to reiterate a message that we have communicated repeatedly throughout,\u201d Mayorkas said. \u201cWhich is a message to those individuals who are thinking of coming to our border. They need to wait. It takes time to rebuild the system from scratch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2537313432836\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IMMIGRATION: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas had a message to people seeking to cross southern border into the US: &#8220;Wait.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RINLLHcyjm\">pic.twitter.com\/RINLLHcyjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Forbes (@Forbes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1366546295029129221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Biden\u2019s executive orders look to reverse Trump administration policies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In early February, Biden signaled that immigration policies would be loosened (if not removed entirely) when he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/biden-immigration-executive-order\/2021\/02\/02\/8c7510a8-64f3-11eb-bf81-c618c88ed605_story.html\"><span>signed<\/span><\/a><span> multiple executive actions \u201cordering the review and potential reversal of the Trump administration\u2019s deterrent policies along the Mexico border and the barriers they created to legal immigration, calling his predecessor\u2019s actions \u2018very counterproductive to our security.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Part of these actions involved Biden\u2019s intention to remove the Migrant Protection Protocols \u2014 the \u201cremain in Mexico\u201d policy which required that those seeking asylum wait outside the United States while their claims are processed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On his first day in office, Biden also ordered a halt to the continued construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt shall be the policy of my Administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall,\u201d Biden\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/proclamation-termination-of-emergency-with-respect-to-southern-border-of-united-states-and-redirection-of-funds-diverted-to-border-wall-construction\/\"><span>proclamation<\/span><\/a><span> read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Biden\u2019s promised immigration bill will offer a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In Joe Biden\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/01\/20\/fact-sheet-president-biden-sends-immigration-bill-to-congress-as-part-of-his-commitment-to-modernize-our-immigration-system\/\"><span>immigration bill<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cpart of his commitment to modernize our immigration system,\u201d the president called for the United States \u201cto restore humanity and American values to our immigration system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe bill creates an earned path to citizenship for our immigrant neighbors, colleagues, parishioners, community leaders, friends, and loved ones\u2014including Dreamers and the essential workers who have risked their lives to serve and protect American communities,\u201d the White House \u201cfact sheet\u201d reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Included in the U.S. Citizenship Act is a call to provide citizenship to illegal immigrants, \u201ckeep families together,\u201d embrace diversity, and increase asylum seeker quotas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first few months of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency, a crisis has erupted at the border between the United States and Mexico.\u00a0Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1888289,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247130","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1888289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}