Controversy due to increase in illegal border crossings

It is no secret that the current administration of the US is using all the resources at its disposal to improve the local immigration system by removing restrictions implemented by the previous administration and creating programs for the most vulnerable immigrant populations such as asylum seekers, leaving some limitations still in place due to the health crisis caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic.

However, President Biden and his cabinet are currently facing a gigantic challenge due to a wave of immigrants trying to cross the country’s borders without legal documentation. This could be an obstacle for his administration to meet its goals and stimulate comprehensive immigration overhaul.

The current controversy is mainly related to the number of minors who are crossing the US borders unaccompanied. Unlike the Trump administration that allowed the deportation of unaccompanied children amid the global health emergency, they are not deported under the Biden administration, but are transferred by border forces to HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) facilities, as required by local law.

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The Biden administration tries to mitigate the impact of irregular immigration

The Biden administration has received both criticism and praise regarding the way it is reshaping the US’ immigration system. Initially, President Biden is trying to revoke Trump’s restrictive policies to pave the way for more humane policies that benefit both immigrant communities and the local population.

However, the attention of American citizens is currently focused on the border situation, which has been classified as a “humanitarian crisis,” and the surge of undocumented immigrants apprehended by border forces.

Is there really a crisis at the US borders?

The Biden administration assures that there is not a border crisis but a “challenge.” Regardless of what term one uses, it is imperative to look at the background of the situation and not just what is seen on the surface.

First of all, one must keep in mind that the world has just gone through an extremely difficult year, 2020. The sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic affected certain territories more than others, that is the case in Central America. Therefore, after several months in which the local economy felt the impact of the health crisis, thousands of Central American citizens are trying to migrate to the US due to lack of employment and economic stability, apart from violence and other risky situations that endanger their integrity.

Other than that, Trump’s policies substantially restricted alternatives available to immigrants arriving at the borders, and express deportations were routine under his administration. So now that Biden is leading the White House and allowing at least unaccompanied immigrant minors to enter, it seems like there is a gigantic crisis, but it really could be the same people who have tried to enter the US for the last four years.

In fact, according to an expert on the subject, “The reality of the situation is that we have this massive backlog of migrants who were never permitted to apply for asylum during the Trump era (…) We don’t actually have this overwhelming surge. We have a somewhat of a reckoning of handling the asylum seekers that we would have had all along under the Trump administration.”

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