The Biden Administration and the Current Border Situation

Currently, there is growing controversy about the surge of illegal border crossings that has taken place since late 2020, but increased exponentially after President Joe Biden took office in late January 2021.

In fact, the current administration is embroiled in a gigantic social debate mainly because several opposition groups, members of the government and a part of the population state that President Biden created the current border situation by removing policies of his predecessor Donald Trump and by having welcoming ideals regarding immigration, which, in their opinion, contributed to the increase in massive irregular migration from Central America.

However, it is worth mentioning that, in recent weeks, both President Biden and his team have sent a direct message to immigrant communities, asking them not to come to the US at this time, especially because the health risk posed by the Coronavirus pandemic is still present and because the local immigration system does not yet have the resources or infrastructure to receive and house vulnerable populations such as asylum seekers..

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Is the Biden administration to blame for the current border situation?

Even though the Biden administration is trying to curb mass irregular migration at all costs and using all the tools at its disposal, the number of migrants arriving at the borders has not decreased, so one must ask, could it be that there are other factors increasing irregular migration apart from local policies? And, if one investigates thoroughly, the answer is usually yes.

Let’s look at some situations that force thousands of migrants to seek new opportunities in the US:

• Precarious situations in Central America such as famine, violence, natural disasters and war.
• People who try to flee persecution or abuse because of their race, religion, political opinion, inter alia, and who, in their vast majority, plan to apply for political asylum in the US to save their lives.
• The Trump administration was quite strict with immigrant communities in general and restricted many processes available to vulnerable populations as well. Therefore, the fact that there is a new administration also contributes to thousands of Central American citizens trying to reach the borders. However, it does not necessarily have to be related to the Biden administration itself, but given the immigration situation of the last four years under Trump’s term, it could be any other administration and there would probably also be a surge of migrants in the borders.
• The global Coronavirus pandemic and its repercussions on the economy.

In fact, according to the testimony of three asylum seekers, who made the dangerous journey to reach the US’ borders without documentation, they had to flee their countries of origin to protect their lives.

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