Biden Border Policy: Criminals Welcome
A border policy driven by recklessness, heedlessness, and incompetence — and that's just for starters.
by Debra J. Saunders
October 30, 2021, 10:04 PM
Nearly 1.7 million migrants were apprehended at the border in Fiscal Year 2021, the highest number recorded since 1960. The caravans have grown despite newly installed President Joe Biden telling would-be migrants in March on ABC: “I can say quite clearly: Don’t come. We’re in the process of getting set up; don’t leave your town or city or community.”
Of course, migrants from Mexico, Central America, and beyond are ignoring what Biden says. While the president is telling noncitizens not to come, his policies are leaving the door ajar, even to those with criminal records.
On September 30, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sent out a directive on the apprehension and removal of noncitizens that is supposed to take effect on November 29. Its foundational principle: “the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.” Also known as prosecuting fewer offenders.
The secretary’s guidance advised that being in the United States illegally “should not alone be the basis of” deportation. The priority is supposed to be to remove undocumented immigrants who are a threat to public safety. So that should mean those with criminal records, right? No, the memo directs that noncitizens not be judged “according to bright lines or categories.”
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