You didn’t know that?
The Republicans haven’t said anything to the media?
Neither have Democrats or President Biden?
But the Biden admin HAS worked on several ways to switch illegal crossings to legal access to the country…
Hmmmmm?
Nearly two months since the lifting of a public health order that allowed the United States to swiftly expel migrants at the southern border, the number of migrants crossing into the country has not only sharply declined, but has also remained relatively low.
Since May 12, the average number of daily illegal crossings has been around 3,360, according to Department of Homeland Security data. In March 2022, that average was about 7,100.
The dip in crossings has been a welcome development for the Biden administration, which has experienced record levels of illegal migration during most of the president’s time in office.
Officials expected the expiration of the public health rule, known as Title 42, to bring an even higher number of illegal crossings, because they believed the change in policy could cause chaos if migrants who had not been able to seek asylum suddenly could. Those predictions, however, were made before the Biden administration introduced policies devised to blunt a potential spike. The increase in illegal crossings came in the days before the rule expired.
But officials say this lull, after nearly two years of higher-than-usual crossings, is not going to last. Determining the factors for increases and decreases in migration is not an exact science….
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Officials believe fewer migrants are crossing illegally because they are taking advantage of a more structured and safer option to ask for a chance to seek asylum, as well as new legal pathways that the Biden administration has created for certain nationalities to enter the country.
In central and northern Mexico, migrants can gain access to a government app on smartphones, where they can apply for an appointment at an official port of entry at the U.S. border. While there have been some technical problems with the app, nearly 30,000 used it to make appointments in May alone, according to recent government data.
In addition, migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela can apply for the chance to live and work in the United States for two years under a special humanitarian parole….
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If the Biden administration’s policies do stay in place and no changes occur as part of the legal challenges, crossings could also eventually start to increase again….