The Border Crisis Was Intentional, But Why?
Ken LaCorte
Updated: May 14, 2025
How did the border explode into chaos during the Biden administration? More interestingly, why?
In just three years, about 10 million people flooded America’s southern border … a population larger than Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston combined.
It wasn’t a response to war or natural disaster. It was Biden administration policy, implemented intentionally from his first day. And it handed Donald Trump a lifeline back into the Oval Office.
The Biden administration didn’t stumble into this. They walked with eyes wide open, and a team of political pros who maneuvered him into the presidency. These weren’t fools, yet somehow they managed to misread the public and the political landscape completely. They turned immigration—an issue they thought would harm Trump—into one of his biggest strengths.
On Day One, Biden signed a stack of executive orders designed to undo Trump’s immigration legacy. He froze deportations. Killed the border wall. Canceled “Remain in Mexico.” The result was immediate and overwhelming. Border encounters surged to 2.4 million in 2022—the highest number ever recorded.
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