The border is a deadly serious situation. Biden's latest request would make it worse
By: Sen. John Barrasso (Fox News)
But, but, but it isn't open....................../S
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Terror threats are 'real' as border remains open: Rodney Scott
Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott reacts to the CBP releasing 900,000 migrants into the U.S. in fiscal year 2023 on 'FOX News Live.'
President Biden has requested over $100 billion in the name of national security. His request fails to address America's number one national security risk: a wide-open southern border.
Republicans and Democrats have opposing views of what is needed at the border. Republicans want to stop the flood of illegal immigrants. Democrats want to smooth the flow.
Democrats want taxpayer money for sanctuary cities and social services for illegal immigrants. Republicans want to finish the wall, increase funding for Border Patrol Agents, and make real policy changes.
Our line in the sand is the Rio Grande.
National security starts with border security. The president and Democrats in the Senate do not seem to believe this simple truth.
While running for president, Biden promised that he would "surge to the border all those people who are seeking asylum." The surge of millions of illegal immigrants has not let up since he took office.
The U.S.-Mexico border is now the most dangerous border crossing in the world. The border is a magnet for criminals, smugglers, and terror suspects.
The number of people who die or disappear at the border is the equivalent of a mass shooting every week.
The number of people caught crossing illegally last month neared 241,000 in one month. It was the worst October for illegal border crossings on record.
In all, a staggering 8.4 million illegal aliens have crossed the border during the first three years of the Biden administration. That includes 279 on the FBI's terror watchlist.
This is a national security crisis. Yet America is only beginning to see how dire this border disaster is.
By Election Day next year, a tidal wave of 10 million people will have come to our country from all over the world. How many are terrorists? How many are criminals? How many are bringing in the fentanyl that is killing a record number of Americans? How many are children being trafficked? Democrats don't know and don't seem to care.
In fact, Senate Democrats have done nothing about this crisis.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not put a single bill on the floor that would stop the flow of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs.
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When I visited the Southern Border last month, Border Patrol Agents told us that Democrats from the Senate haven't shown up. The few that have focus on immigrant comfort and quick release.
Democrats have zero policies to secure the border and zero interest in stopping the flood of illegal immigrants. It is shameful.
You have to ask why Democrats are allowing this.
Senate Republicans want to strengthen our Southern Border. We have solutions to make our country safer.
The Washington Post recently detailed how new polls show that Democratic Party voters are becoming hawkish on the issue of immigration and border security.(AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
Earlier this month, we outlined effective policy solutions to stop the flood of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs into our country. These solutions include finishing the border wall, DNA testing to stop traffickers from exploiting children, and restoring the successful Remain in Mexico policy. The sooner these commonsense policies become law, the safer our country will be.
Shamefully, instead of considering these proven solutions, Senator Schumer prefers to do nothing. He pans the Republican proposal as a "total non-starter" for Democrats.
Senator Schumer needs to face reality. Rolling out the welcome mat for illegal immigrants has done great damage to the country. Just ask Senator Schumer's hometown mayor, Eric Adams, who says that the flood of illegal immigration is "destroying" New York City.
The American people feel the weight of Biden's border disaster. Thousands of Americans have felt the heartache of losing a family member to fentanyl. The threat of a terrorist attack is increasing, as evidenced by the recent warning from the Department of Homeland Security.
This is a deadly serious situation. Democrats' open border policies created it. President Biden's supplemental budget request would make it worse.
With the world becoming more dangerous, real border security is a top national need. Republicans have solutions to make our country safer. These measures must be included in any national security bill going to the president's desk. Without them, there will be no national security bill.
John Barrasso, a Republican, represents Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, and is a medical doctor. Barrasso is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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How many of them were "legal" asylum seekers?
Probably not NEAR as many as you would like to believe.
How many? Probably FAR more than you are willing to admit.
If statistics are anywhere accurate, about 14% (if that many) will actually qualify. That means 7.2 million won't
That really depends on how you want to define "legal". When they show up and claim they are seeking asylum, at that moment they are legal. But the current policy is to 'catch & release' with a promise to appear in court to define their asylum claim. If they don't show up, they are then illegal immigrants but how much effort is really put forth to find them? It's all a game IMO. What we need is a slower flow and sufficient resources right at the border so that anyone claiming asylum can immediately be put before a judge to state their case.
It's closer to 10% or less, according to CBP stats.
Roughly, according to my CBP neighbors, 92% are lost into the masses.
Of those "captured/caught", THREE TIMES as many don't get caught/captured. So, the 241,000 is 25% of who actually crossed the border.
I believe the workers (my neighbors) more that what CBP is publishing.
Probably the majority.
Meaningless, dishonest, deflection. Doesn't matter if they are eventually accepted, asylum seekers are still legally in this country.
And I know what the next "claim" will be, so I will include a link to dissuade an dishonest talking point.
And that's where it stops. They are therefore "LEGALLY" within this country. Why the right wing refuses to acknowledge that is beyond me, why they are so willing to ignore the law in this matter.
Once the matter has been adjudicated, they are no longer asylum seekers. They are either granted asylum or they are deported.
That's rich. You claim those who broke the law to enter the country are protected by the law.
Some folks just don't care what the law sez - just as long and they get their misinformation out instead.
Being GRANTED Asylum status allows an Illegal Alien to be in this country. APPLYING for Asylum does not allow the Illegal Alien to be in this country.
Jeremy, twice previously I have quoted and provided links to asylum laws for this country. The fact that you are still claiming ignorance of that is dishonest of you. You even, previously, posted a link to the law where it states that you do not need to enter legally.
I am not going to go over this all over again for the 3rd or 4th time with you. Reread your own comment thread if you have a hard time remembering what you wrote for yourself.
Nice try. What you HAVE DONE is provide lip service with nothing to back it up. You did it then, you are doing it now.
Funny how they willingly ignore one law and claim another to support their nonsense isn't it? NONE of them acknowledge that a person can apply for asylum at one of the many Embassy's they pass on their way to illegally enter the country.
No, that's not where it stops. Once they are released they still have certain legal issues they must resolve. As only 10% to 14% actually bother to show up to their court dates and work thru the system it's obvious that the system is broken and being abused by the 83% to 90% of them who just hide. Just wanting a better life is not a valid reason to claim asylum. If someone wants a better life then they should be going thru the process to legally immigrate and not just show up on the border. Why the left wing refuses to acknowledge this continues to mystify me.
What are your sources to confirm this?
....."from all over the world. How many are terrorists? How many are criminals? How many are bringing in the fentanyl that is killing a record number of Americans? How many are children being trafficked? Democrats don't know and don't seem to care".
Thousands upon thousands of these migrants are not eligible for asylum or citizenship. Why in the world do you want to let these kinds of people into our country?
I included a link to your previous comment thread. Your attempt to deny it is a record fail.
And a vast majority of them do. As I showed in the comment directly above the one I am responding to.
Not for YOU to decide. There is a legal process for that determination.
Why are you so hell bent on preventing them from applying for asylum? Is it the country they are from? The color of their skin? What is it?
It is a poem NOT policy. Give it a rest.
It does explain a lot that they can't tell the difference.
I know your failures here and in the link. No need to rehash them.
Ok, I read thru that link. So 83% show up to court which is a good thing. Out of that 83%, how many actually qualify for asylum? Records show that the majority still do not qualify for asylum and are deported. These numbers don't include those who don't show up to court and does not accurately reflect the very large numbers who have come over the border in the past two years.
There's a lot of good information in the above link but what it shows mostly to me is that the system is still so very much broken. But the numbers in the above link make me question your link. If 83% of people show up for their immigration hearings and the numbers of individuals that have crossed the border over the past two years are in the millions, why were the number of cases heard in FY 2022 only 51,607? Seems to me that 83% number is only a small percentage of the total number of people who are waiting on a court date, but instead out of every 100 individuals who have a scheduled court date in the fiscal year that 83 of them show up to court. That would tell me that the system is very much broken and we need to add many more courts / judges to the process to speed this up. IMO there's no valid reason for something like this to drag on for so many years,
For some reason there are some who can't quite grasp that.
“IMO there's no valid reason for something like this to drag on for so many years,…”
Agreed.
The resources allocated to fight a losing battle are obviously not being efficiently spent. As you proposed, use those funds to build a more effective legal system, with immigration lawyers and judges placed at the border, in an effort to fast track an effective system of adjudication.
Temporary housing, health services and educational programs should also be established, so rather than releasing potential offenders into the community, they will be allowed a timely hearing. It would be money much better spent.
But just my opinion as well.
I guess, in the words of AOC, "You just pay for it". Sounds like a lot of money. Perhaps we could get other countries to kick in some......................./S
Good ideas but i am not so sure wide open accomodation is the answer. Just encourages further migration.
I think a lot of that is a good idea but I believe we also need to do more to reduce the numbers that cross the border. During the Trump years he had a 'Remain in Mexico' plan that worked to reduce the numbers attempting to cross over. A lot of people took exception to that but I think it was a better plan than the 'catch & release' plan we currently have. Those that do come to the border should be worked with quickly, there's no reason to give them a planned court date that is years in the future. And perhaps if there was a much faster process that might also reduce the numbers attempting to get in.
“And perhaps if there was a much faster process that might also reduce the numbers attempting to get in.”
Indeed.
A good, workable and perhaps long term solution to a problem that has plagued us for decades.
I find it astounding that in 2023 people still ignorantly believe that Emma Lazarus' 1883 sonnet signifies immigration, especially ILLEGAL ALIEN immigration!
Yet you keep repeating your fails.
Doesn't matter, until the determination is legally made, they are here legally./
Sources??? You'll be waiting a while for that response.
Notice the word "Probably". In other words, it's just a guess devoid of evidence. Again.
And that starts with application of asylum at an embassy or authorized POE. NOT because they go caught entering illegally.
Unless they have made the request for asylum under false pretense. It is well known what the rules and requirements to claim asylum are and to just be looking for a better life is not a valid reason.
Wrong AGAIN!!! You still have not read your own linked article from months ago. They are NOT required to request asylum at any location, and the request may be initiated verbally.
Do yourself a favor and read your own referenced article, I linked above to that comment thread. You will look less silly if you stop repeating the falsehoods over and over after showing their false with your own linked article. You are just arguing against yourself.
The asylum request is considered legitimate unless PROVEN otherwise. Again there is a process for that, and they are legally within this country until the process concludes.
Not for you to determine. Being free from the constant fear of death would be considered a "better life" wouldn't it???
Making a request for asylum is the start of the process and means they won't be deported in the middle of the process. But they must still prove their claims. Making a claim under false pretense is just wrong.
If fleeing persecution and torture, then they have a valid claim for asylum. We seem to have several people on this very site who appear to be in constant fear of death looking at all the crying about their fears. Why are they not seeking asylum in some other country where they might not have to worry about such things.
Just wanting a better life for themselves and their children does not provide for a valid claim. Stop playing the what-if game.
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Facts (cvt.org)
But for some, their mere presence here is enough. Despite the laws and requirements to the contrary.
Some folks just do not get it that if you cross the border without having checked with the closest US consulate in Mexico to seek/claim asylum status to the border, you are here illegally and treated as such. Living like I do on the border, every single CBP agent I have talked to told me the same thing. It is the law.
Somehow, in some odd world they think that the application for asylum overrides all other laws.
I'm glad you agree with me.
Correct, they are looking for a better life without that persecution.
Unless (in your own words) that "better life" means escaping from "persecution and torture".
You have just agreed 100% with what I have been saying. Congratulations!!
Nope, not 100%. Not even fucking close. You want to believe that I did feel free but you are only deluding yourself. In no way is simply coming here for a better life the same as escaping persecution and torture.
I've asked you this once or twice before, but have never gotten an answer...Maybe this time I will.
How many of these "asylum seekers" have you taken into your home, clothed them, fed them and provide them with a place to live, in order to take some of the burden off the states?
There's that motto for the scrap yard again.
Remember when democrats right here used to try and deny that Biden had the border wide open?
Now we hear them say "we need the cheap labor."
And this after upping minimum wage making everything more expensive.
Correct. So why do they want all these illegal migrants in our country?
But I thought it was only the evil republicans that wanted cheap labor? are their welfare dollars now feeling the pinch of inflation or are they just hypocrites?
Oh yes, there is a huge cost for having these uninvited guests. Just ask the NYC mayor, who is now being prosecuted by Biden's DOJ.
Those funds need to come from the state and city NOT the federal level. The state / city declared themselves "sanctuary" shit holes. Then THEY foot the bill. No matter how much crying Adams and the other failures do.
And yet, those states/cities claiming to be "sanctuary" are flagrantly violating Fed law (8USC, Sec 1324 - ) and the Feds don't have the cajones to follow up with prosecution/punishment/fines/jail of those states/cities.
Why not????
Why not????
I'm sure we all know why. Most (if not all) of these shitholes are Blue...
The US - Canada border is catching up.
This issue is going to have a greater impact on the election than the Dems think.