February 2, 2022 | Rapid Response | RNC Communications
Border Security / Immigration

The "root cause" a year in

Rapid Response

Shortly after becoming president a year ago, Biden signed a number of executive orders on the border. It capped off a series of orders bent on tearing down the U.S. immigration system:

  • Obstructing the border wall
  • Beginning the repeal of Remain in Mexico
  • Giving migrants who illegally crossed the border and then suddenly claimed asylum a pass
  • Releasing illegal immigrants from detention into the U.S.
  • Handcuffing enforcement of internal immigration law

The list goes on and on.

Make no mistake, these policy changes are the “root cause” of Biden’s border crisis. Even yesterday, Jen Psaki defended Biden’s determination to “implement a different approach” to border security, touting many of the policy changes that created the worst border crisis in DHS history.

The “root cause:”

The result:

Since Biden took office, there have been nearly 2 million illegal immigrants encountered from all around the world, and over 500,000 illegal immigrants have disappeared into the country. Disturbingly, officials expect the crisis to get much worse.

There’s a reason border officials have accused the Biden administration of turning their backs on the border. They have.