Biden says he’s taking executive action to do what Republicans refuse to do — “take necessary steps to secure our border” pic.twitter.com/SDiTXb5mnD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2024
Biden: “I believe immigration has always been the lifeblood of America … so I will never demonize immigrants. I will never refer to immigrants as ‘poisoning the blood of the country.’ And further, I’ll never separate children from their families at the border.” pic.twitter.com/OlG9iWgc01
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2024
Biden: “For those who say the steps I’ve taken are too strict, I saw to you, be patient … doing nothing is not an option. We have to act.”
Biden walks away while briefly responding to one shouted question. pic.twitter.com/094tE4X2RO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2024
This is just a hoax.
Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross outside of lawful ports of entry, when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded.
The order will take effect immediately, senior administration officials said on a press call. Those seeking asylum will be held to a much more rigorous standard for establishing credible fear of returning to their home country, although certain groups – including trafficking victims and unaccompanied children – would be excluded from the ban.
All they have to say is that they are one of those things.
There is obviously no way to prove it either way.
Delivering remarks at the White House alongside mayors of border towns, Biden said congressional Republicans had left him with “no choice” but to take unilateral action after they blocked a bipartisan border security bill earlier this year.
“So today, I’m moving past Republican obstruction and using the executive authority that’s available to me as president to do what I can on my own to address the border,” Biden said. “Doing nothing is not an option. We have to act.”
The move comes amid rising public concern over the number of migrants crossing into the US, with polls showing a majority of Americans dissatisfied with the president’s handling of the border. The White House has been under immense pressure from Republicans and some Democrats to reduce the number of migrants arriving at the southern border.
Under the executive order, the administration would shut down asylum requests to the US-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters reaches 2,500 between legal ports of entry. The border would reopen once the number of crossings eases to 1,500.
Yes, the border will just be completely opened back up.
That is the plan: just a totally open border, indefinitely, until there just isn’t anything resembling “America” left.
And no one is going to stop it. There is no way to stop it. This is a democracy. The government just forces things on you, and then tells you if you don’t like it, you should vote harder next time.
President Biden unveiled new executive action authorizing U.S. immigration officials to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims at the southern border. The restrictions will stay in effect until illegal crossings dip below 1,500 migrants a day. pic.twitter.com/qQ57aYbUdC
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 4, 2024