It is NOT gonna be an easy issue to solve….
Immigration policy has been a on going issue that President’s and Congress have been unable to come to an agreement with…
It’s not going to go away….
And it’s about to get worst for Joe Biden who needs Latino political support, and made assertions that he would change the harsh enforcement actions of the Trump admin, but can’t just open the flood gates , something most Americans do NOT want which is made worst by a country dealing with a pandemic as another excuse against the immigrants….The admin is simply NOT prepared right now….
Biden is well aware of the situation under the Obama admin that a President trying to get a immigration deal that came out worst for him in the end…Could Biden be getting involved in the same situation?
It could cancel out any advantage Biden might seem to get dealing with the virus and economy….Donald Trump used the issue to help gain the Presidency….
“There has been a significant increase in asylum seekers arriving, and we know that the numbers are only going to keep rising dramatically,” said Kate Clark, senior director for immigration services at Jewish Family Service of San Diego, which has been providing the families clothes and personal hygiene items and helping them arrange onward travel.
The surge poses the first major test of Mr. Biden’s pledge to adopt a more compassionate policy along America’s border with Mexico.
The prospect of large numbers of migrants entering the country during a pandemic could create a strong public backlash for Mr. Biden as his administration takes steps to undo the strict policies put into place by his predecessor.
A renewed influx would put pressure on immigration courts already straining under a massive backlog of asylum cases. Those who favor more restrictive immigration policies say that migrants who lose their cases could go underground, choosing to remain in the country unlawfully and adding to the estimated 10 million undocumented people already in the United States.
“It was predictable that there would be virtually no honeymoon for the Biden administration on the multiple crises that are displacing persons in the Northern Triangle states of Central America and elsewhere,” said Donald Kerwin, executive director of the Center for Migration Studies, a nonpartisan think tank….
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…Mexico in recent days has begun enforcing a law passed in November that bars holding children under 12 in government custody. As a result, it has stopped accepting Central American families with young children back into Mexico, at least along some stretches of the border with Texas, forcing the United States to keep them. In order to avoid holding large numbers of people in shelters or immigration detention centers during a health crisis, Border Patrol has been releasing some of them to join family and friends across the United States….
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Advocacy organizations across the country had been anticipating that the election of Mr. Biden would motivate people to head north again. In recent weeks, they have been convening Zoom calls to strategize how to handle the flow….
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Mr. Biden said before taking office that he would not immediately open the border, hoping to avoid a rush of migration. On Feb. 2, he signed an executive order that directed a full review of the asylum process, but administration officials have said changes to the current system would take time to materialize…
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This was suppose to be the policy issue for Domestic Policy head Susan Rice to handle….
image…Credit…Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
32% of Latinos voted for Trump.
Accordingly, based on Trumps antipathy to immigrants ,even the Dreamers ,it is logical to conclude that there is no monolithic Latino support for immigration reform.
Apparently around aThird of Latinos possess no particular interest in new immigration.The “I’ve got mine,the Hell with the rest” attitude has set in.Not really surprising though .That attitude is more prevalent than many would like to believe.
So whatever Biden in the immigration area likely wont change the Latino vote dynamic much at all.
We’re here; now pull up the drawbridge !
I was rather surprised by support for or indifference to Trump among a couple of ordinary working-class/lower-middle-class Cape Verdeans here in Rhode Island.
Yeah, my sister’s best friend is an immigrant from Poland, she she is a staunch defender of Trump and supported his immigration policies.
Some subscribe the support for Trump, which U point out Jack was only 30% as those who have ‘made i’t…
So why did so many Hispanics cast their ballots for such a vehemently anti-immigrant president? As James Carville famously quipped, “it’s the economy, stupid.” A recent survey by the advocacy group UnidosUS determined that, while 78 percent of Latino voters are concerned about Trump’s treatment of immigrants, the economy took them to the polls. Many Hispanics weren’t personally impacted by Trump’s immigration policies, so the issue took a back seat to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns. Fifty-three percent of Hispanic households contain someone who’s been laid off or taken a pay cut, compared to just 38 percent of white households….
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But Jack?
In the same linked piece….
…We need smart, practical immigration solutions if we’re going to get out of this pandemic and this recession. That means treating immigrants, their children and their communities as assets, not enemies. Over the last four years, the Trump administration introduced some of the most inhumane immigration policies this country has ever seen. His “zero-tolerance policy” ripped thousands of scared children from the arms of their exhausted parents at the border, and now, at least 628 of those children still don’t know where their parents are. Under his leadership, 51 people died in ICE custody and the COVID-19 infection rate in immigrant detention facilities has grown to 13 times than the national average. Meanwhile, the reports of forced hysterectomies being performed on detained migrant women are reminiscent of some of history’s most despicable events. It’s a disgraceful legacy the world won’t soon forget….
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Finally?
Nationwide, Democrat Joe Biden got 66 percent support in national exit polls, on par with Hillary Clinton’s 65 percent in 2016. It was nevertheless a mixed bag: he performed 6 points better in California, for example, but 4 points worse in Nevada, where Latino men voted for Trump in particularly high numbers….
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Top Issues for Hispanic Voters in 2012
For Hispanic voters, according to the national exit poll, 60% identified the economy as the most important issue (of four listed) facing the country today, virtually the same as the share (59%) of the general electorate that identified the economy as the nation’s most important issue. On the other three issues asked about, for Hispanic voters, the economy was followed by health care (18%), the federal budget deficit (11%) and foreign policy (6%).
Throughout this election cycle, the issue of immigration has been an important issue for Hispanics. In the national exit poll, voters were asked about what should happen to unauthorized immigrants working in the U.S. According to the national exit poll, 77% of Hispanic voters said these immigrants should be offered a chance to apply for legal status while 18% said these immigrants should be deported….
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I stand by my view that immigration IS important for Biden…
There is with Latino’s like other groups…
Differences….
But Biden NEEDS to do good on the issue….
It IS important to Latino’s on the whole who ON THE WHOLE helped him get his new day job….
Immigration might be a big issue again one day.
It’s not right at this moment .
People are much more interested in getting their vaccinations and putting the pandemic behind them.
You still don’t understand that until that happens?
None of these issues you regale us with daily matter that much.
Oh ,and as for standing by things?I totally stand by the proposition that whatever Biden does on immigration.? He will still receive within a few points either way ,roughly the same percentage he got in 2020 in the event he runs again.
As for your silly quibble over whether Trump got 32% or 30% of the Latino vote?
Uh yeah whatever.
In the days and weeks after the election Republicans were saying Trump had gained among African American voters by a larger percentage than hos increase among Latino voters. Well the campaign “autopsy report” that came out last week said that Trump got basically the same level of black support that he did in 2016. This makes sense considering that data I saw from some small municipalities in the St. Louis area that are 95+% African American Biden won near or over 90% of the vote.
Republicans always think they are going to “shock everyone” and win 25-30% of the black vote. It never happens. But as sure as the sun rises in the East you can bet in 2024 they will claim we will all be “shocked” again.
Absolutely Scott…
And Trump did SOOOOOO Good?
That his fellow Republicans have written up over 100 bill’s trying to make sure even LESS Black, Browns and Yellows do NOT ever have a chance to vote in the numbers they did across the country snd in Georgia….
Yes the pandemic AND the economy ARE on the too of the list…
But i just wanted to have us remember that Trump ran on immigration and it WAS good for him with his base….
And Democrats are NOT that excited about open orders..
Latino’s ARE watching Biden on his promises to change directions from Miller and Trump policied and it appears things are ALREADY going sideways, which we are sure ti hear about in the media….
Oh, and Jack?
The linked piece has included the pandemic TIED to immigration…
I know I don’t understand ALL of this , eh?
What does this article have to do with your not understanding that at this moment,the pandemic has taken center stage and all other issues take a definite back seat?
What does this article have to do with you not understanding that the problems in the economy are directly linked to the existence of this pandemic?
Jack I understand Ur concern about the virus.,
But check 3 media outlets ..
Joe Biden is busy with the stimulus bill, immigration, Trump’s government fuck up’s and the virus…
As i have pointed out and u do not accept personally….
Biden CANNOT JUST spend all his time on rhe virus whose numbers are declining…
I respect your concerns…
But around my way?
People are eating out….
Schools are open and doing virtual…
Sports for kids are getting read to come back
Infection numbers are declining
Virus shot are increasing
And it snows every week….
Mark Kelly Bucks Biden on the Border
Sen. Mark Kelly (R-AZ) “sounded a rare note of criticism after Biden’s Wednesday night address to Congress, asking the president for more federal resources at the border and calling the influx of migrants coming into his state a ‘crisis’ — language that Biden’s White House is resisting,” Politico reports.
“In his characteristically low-key way, Kelly didn’t back down Thursday from his knock on Biden for omitting a detailed plan for the border and his vow to ‘continue holding this administration accountable.’”