Looking for some way to get a move up on his poll numbers…..
President Biden is advertising a crackdown on immigration….
Congressional Republicans are trying to NOT help him on the subject so he’s gonna do it by executive order….(Border crossing’s have already dropped dramatically …THAT has got little to NO media attention )
The Biden administration is finalizing details of a new executive action that would let the president temporarily shut the southern border to migrants if necessary, and it is in talks with Mexican leaders to get their crucial buy-in before proceeding, according to multiple officials familiar with the negotiations.
President Joe Biden directed top aides to develop plans to stem illegal migration months ago, and they are eyeing a presidential authority in the U.S. Code known as Section 212 (f), which would let the president unilaterally “suspend the entry” of specific groups of migrants whenever the number of attempted border crossings grew too great.
The administration hopes to unveil that and other executive actions in June, and it has been working with Mexico to get its cooperation on some key provisions, according to multiple officials familiar with the negotiations. No final decisions have been made, and the timing could shift….
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The close coordination with Mexico underlines how essential it has become in any conversations about dealing with illegal immigration across the southern U.S. border. NBC News has reported that Mexico has nearly tripled the number of migrants it has stopped at its own southern border or inside its borders in the past year, which has driven down the number of migrants who then try to cross into the U.S….
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“It’s now up to Republicans in Congress,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday. “Do you actually want to do something to solve the problem or would you rather use it as a political issue?”….
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