We’ve known the recent spike in illegal immigrants rushing the U.S. border is because of President Biden but finally one of his advisers is confirming what we suspected all along. Southern Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson said it’s no coincidence that migrants are now attempting to flood the system.
Throughout his campaign, Biden promised to roll back Trump’s tough-on-Mexico policies and now that he’s in the White House thousands a tidal wave of migrants are coming to our borders in the midst of a pandemic.
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“There was a hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent-up demand, so I don’t know if I would call that a coincidence,” said Jacobson, who spoke during the daily White House briefing. “But the idea that a more humane policy would be in place may have driven people to make that decision, but perhaps, more importantly, it definitely drove smugglers to express disinformation, spread disinformation about what was now possible,” said Jacobson, who also serves as special assistant to the president, told reporters. She was also ambassador to Mexico from 2016 to 2018.
Jacobson said that the White House is trying to balance better policies and messaging. She repeated the frequent message of the Biden administration that now is not the time to come to the U.S.
“We are trying to walk and chew gum at the same time. We are trying to convey to everyone in the region that we will have legal processes in the future … But at the same time, you cannot come through irregular means,” Jacobson said.
The southern border coordinator said that with a $4 billion plan, Biden hoped to tackle immigration at its root causes, working to make Latin American countries safer and more prosperous. The money will be asked for through the foreign assistance package request.
The Biden administration has attempted to downplay the current crisis at the border but Republicans aren’t so easily fooled. Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary recently asked for more DHS volunteers to assist with the “overwhelming” number of people.
