What Can We Expect at the Border during Presidential Transition?
Commentary
November 15, 2024
By William Davis
U.S. immigration policy is expected to shift dramatically following Donald Trump’s re-election as president, but what can we expect in the two-month period between Trump’s election and his inauguration?
Trump’s election signaled a mandate from the American people for a more secure border and the removal of those in the country illegally, but the public will have to wait until Jan. 20, 2025 to begin to see their desired policies take effect.
But what happens at the border in the meantime?
On one hand, it’s easy to see many foreign nationals being emboldened to rush the border illegally in the waning days of Joe Biden’s term, knowing it may be their last chance to get into the U.S. for the foreseeable future. In fact, it stands to reason that drug and human trafficking cartels, which have experienced record profits in recent years due to the Biden administration’s anti-border policies, will want to take as much as they can before the incoming Trump administration puts them out of business. The U.S. did see an uptick in crossings in the final month before the election, suggesting an urgency from aspiring migrants and their benefactors. On the other hand, many foreign nationals may believe that making the arduous journey to the U.S. may no longer be worthwhile given the U.S. government will begin taking border enforcement seriously very soon.
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