Opinion: Mexico, not Biden, deserves credit for the reduction in illegal border crossings
Excellent progress has been made on reducing the number of illegal crossings between ports of entry on the southern border. Apprehensions dropped from 117,905 in May to 85,536 in June and to 56,399 in July; they rose slightly to 58,038 in August.
White House spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández attributes the decrease in illegal crossings to the Biden-Harris administration’s June 4 proclamation on securing the border and an accompanying Interim Final Rule that bars most illegal crossers from seeking asylum when they are apprehended.
But is Hernández right that the administration’s actions caused the reduction? The U.S. worked on the reduction with the Mexican government; perhaps credit should go to the Mexican government instead.
How serious could this administration possibly be in stopping illegal crossings? During its first three and a half years, it released more than 5.4 million migrants into the country who didn’t have visas or other valid entry documents, including at least 99 who were on the terrorist watchlist.
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