Last week, 51 House Republicans sent a letter to President Biden asserting that his new immigration policies amount to “open borders.” The charge is laughably absurd. Except for a couple of months last year, Biden is maintaining the most closed border policy in the history of the United States. Whether you’re a documented or undocumented immigrant, it’s nearly impossible to come to America.
The fact that Biden’s political opponents will still hang the “open borders” label on him shows that he is foolish not to act on his campaign promises to immediately restore America’s immigration system.
Sure, Biden stopped building Trump’s border wall, but few seriously thought it did anything other than perhaps redirect a few arrivals. Most crossers want to seek asylum — a legal status for those facing persecution. But the Trump administration enacted a web of policies designed to keep them from crossing legally or receiving that status, and Biden has kept nearly all of them.
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