{"id":493692,"date":"2021-05-10T19:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=493692"},"modified":"2021-05-10T19:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:20:20","slug":"exclusive-republicans-push-back-as-biden-admin-remains-confident-despite-low-immigration-approval-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-republicans-push-back-as-biden-admin-remains-confident-despite-low-immigration-approval-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Push Back As Biden Admin Remains Confident Despite Low Immigration Approval Rating"},"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%2Fexclusive-republicans-push-back-as-biden-admin-remains-confident-despite-low-immigration-approval-rating%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=493692&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=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"121.22599451303\">\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration is confident of its immigration policies as Republicans push back on them and a new poll shows a majority of Americans disapprove of how the border crisis is being handled.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety-six percent of Democrats, 62% of Independents and 23% of Republicans said they approve of Biden\u2019s work so far, an Associated Press\u2013NORC <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/biden-continues-to-hold-on-to-high-approval-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/biden-continues-to-hold-on-to-high-approval-ratings\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1620768481832000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHJxfVRtDt4chQGAIMeRf-iirhOJw\">poll released Monday<\/a> shows. His overall approval is up 2% from an AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ap-norc-poll-biden-strong-marks-coronavirus-pandemic-ab8397d5e05aca33a9e3a984f7220cac\">poll<\/a>\u00a0released in March with a 63% rating.<\/p>\n<p>While these numbers were positive, Biden\u2019s polling for his handling on the immigration crisis showed a far different result. Overall, 43% of those polled approve of Biden\u2019s handling of this issue and 54% disapprove. Among Republicans, a whopping 87% disapprove of his handling and just 11% approve. Independents largely voiced disapproval as well, with 55% disapproving and 41% approving.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these low approval numbers on immigration, the administration is continuing to back its policies and efforts at the border. A White House spokesperson told the Daily Caller that the president is pushing an immigration system that echoes what the American public wants.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said that the administration still has a ways to go in solving the issues, but cited examples of progress as a reason for positivity. The White House, in defending its border policies, has often turned on former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration as reason for some of the ongoing challenges. When Biden took office, for example, he pushed to end a Trump-era policy on family separations and began the process to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/biden-administration-begins-week-reunite-families-separated-under-prior\">reunite<\/a> some families as of May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Republican lawmakers told the Caller they aren\u2019t surprised by the Biden administration\u2019s struggling numbers on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people agree that there is a crisis at our southern border, which President Biden refuses to admit. Illegal immigrants are flooding into the United States because of Biden\u2019s open border policy,\u201d Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sens. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, John Thune of South Dakota and Dan Sullivan of Alaska echoed Blackburn\u2019s lack of surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile President Biden may still be enjoying a honeymoon period on many issues, Americans are beginning to see clearly that Democrats have caused a total catastrophe on the southwest border,\u201d Republican Georgia Rep. Jody Hice told the Caller. \u201cI\u2019ve been to the border many times over the years, but my most recent visit last week was absolutely shocking. I have never seen the border in such a state of chaos, and the American people know that Joe Biden is entirely to blame for this fiasco.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7188809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7188809\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7188809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121-173x120.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121-620x429-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121-768x531-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121-1536x1062-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121-2048x1416-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7188809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>An immigrant mother carries her children up the bank of the Rio Grande after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border early on April 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Like the White House, many Republicans cited Trump\u2019s policies in discussing the border crisis with the Caller. Republicans, however, say the opposite, accusing Biden of worsening immigration by undoing policies from the previous administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the previous administration, we found a workable solution to our border problems, working with the Mexican government to process asylum seekers in Mexico, while building a border wall to disrupt drug smuggling and human trafficking by violent cartels,\u201d Lummis said, calling for the president to reinstate some of Trump\u2019s policies. \u201cUnder President Biden, we are undoing all of that hard work. President Biden\u2019s rhetoric and executive actions are sending a message to cartels and migrants that you don\u2019t have to follow the law, because we aren\u2019t going to enforce it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines suggested that Biden has \u201csingle-handedly created the crisis at our southern border by reversing President Trump\u2019s immigration policies.\u201d Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty told the Caller he also believes \u201cthe border crisis is a crisis of the Biden administration\u2019s own making,\u201d referring to the president\u2019s policies as a \u201cknee-jerk desire to reverse\u201d laws from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather than a strategy to solve the crisis on the border, the administration is implementing a messaging strategy to avoid responsibility. It\u2019s clearly not working and the crisis is getting worse,\u201d Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans said they\u2019re willing to work with the new administration \u2013 an effort Biden has consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/20\/president-joe-biden-inaugural-address-unity-coronavirus-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed<\/a> towards \u2014 to find a viable solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a crisis at the border, and the policies of the Biden administration helped make it worse,\u201d Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn said. \u201cOn something as important as this, it seems like a logical area for Republicans and Democrats to work together to try to take steps to address this crisis. I hope the president will work with us and be part of the solution, not part of the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said he and other Republicans are ready to work with the administration on addressing the issues. But many seemed frustrated at what they believe is a lack of response from the president and those in charge of the border crisis \u2014 a common theme among Republicans that the Caller spoke with.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7188810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7188810\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7188810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112-171x120.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112-620x436-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112-768x540-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112-1536x1080-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-2112-2048x1440-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7188810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Texas National Guard soldiers guide immigrants from bank of the Rio Grande after they crossed the border from Mexico on April 29, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Image)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Americans understand that the Biden administration created this crisis through its words and actions. The ongoing surge at our border puts not only migrants at risk, but also the hard-working Americans tasked with protecting our citizens and borders,\u201d Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said. \u201cPresident Biden and Vice President Harris seem more interested in empty rhetoric than taking action to stop this raging crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The White House spokesperson said data indicates the administration\u2019s efforts are working and aides, like White House press secretary Jen Psaki, have recently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/04\/jen-psaki-blamed-donald-trump-administration-influx-migrants-southern-border\/\">begun to note<\/a> the decrease in unaccompanied minors being held at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/05\/joe-biden-customs-and-border-protection-department-of-health-and-human-services-donald-trump\/\">pointed<\/a> towards ending the Muslim ban and canceling <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/06\/joe-biden-alejandro-mayorkas-immigration-and-customs-enforemcement-customs-and-border-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contracts<\/a> rerouted from the military for wall construction as among the positive efforts in creating what it has described as a more humane border policy system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration is confident of its immigration policies as Republicans push back on them and a new poll shows a majority of Americans disapprove of how the border &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277741,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Push Back As Biden Admin Remains Confident Despite Low Immigration Approval Rating","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-493692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-John-MooreGetty-Images-121.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Push Back As Biden Admin Remains Confident Despite Low Immigration Approval Rating","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493692","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=493692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}