GOP officials criticized Joe Biden's administration's migration policies.

Thus, Republican Senator Ted Cruz said that the current US authorities are so committed to the idea of ​​open borders that they are ready to "endanger the health and safety of Americans."

"The Biden administration is talking about the desire to abandon (use. -

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The Biden admin is talking about wanting to step back from Title 42, the tool used to protect against releasing people who are COVID positive.



They're so committed to open borders, they're willing to jeopardize the health & safety of Americans.

# BidenBorderCrisispic.twitter.com / gU5RU3VKZg

- Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 21, 2021

It is worth noting that earlier American media reported, citing sources, that the White House is reviewing its plan to lift restrictions related to COVID-19, due to which more than 750,000 migrant asylum seekers have been unable to cross the southern border of the United States since October.

As clarified, under Title 42 of the United States Code, all migrants, with the exception of children crossing the border unaccompanied by an adult, can be sent back to Mexico.

However, their asylum cases will not be considered by the American authorities.

In turn, Republican Senator Lindsay Graham warned the Biden administration against actions that could lead to an increase in the flow of illegal migrants.

“If we grant legal status to at least one person, our border will have an unprecedented influx of people - this is the stupidest idea in the history of the Senate, in the history of the White House.

This will lead to an even greater collapse of the rule of law, "- he said on his Twitter.

If you give one person legal status there will be a run on our border like you have never seen before - dumbest idea in the history of the Senate, the history of the White House.



It will lead to the breakdown of law & order beyond what you see today.https: //t.co/PJtPlmeiip

- Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 20, 2021

As a reminder, last week the US presidential administration said it would support efforts to include a mechanism for obtaining United States citizenship in the draft budget regulation bill, but urged lawmakers to determine how broad the scope of this provision should be.

Meanwhile, the head of the Republican National Committee Ronna McDaniel on July 19 drew attention to the fact that now in the United States on the border "there is the strongest influx of illegal migrants in decades."

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We have seen the most illegal immigrant encounters at the border in decades:



March: 173,265



April: 178,850



May: 180,641



June: 188,829



Where is Border Czar Kamala Harris?

- Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) July 19, 2021

Last week, she, citing data from the US Border and Customs Service, reported that about 189,000 illegal migrants entered the border last month.

This, according to the politician, "refutes Biden's false statement that the border crisis is a seasonal phenomenon."

At the same time, in April there were almost 179 thousand illegal crossings of the American border, and in May - already about 181 thousand, McDaniel noted.

As Ted Cruz predicted the other day, because of Biden's "open borders" policy this year, the United States is moving towards "stepping beyond the 2 million illegal migrants mark."

He called this figure "the highest rate" in more than 20 years.

At the same time, the Republican said that in 2021 the number of illegal immigrants in the United States exceeded 500 thousand. At the same time, Cruise stressed that most of them are not vaccinated, and the proportion of positive tests for coronavirus exceeds 10%.

In addition, according to the senator, the Biden administration is "releasing" thousands of migrants without being tested.

Not the first attack

It should be noted that this is not the first time that Republicans have criticized the current administration because of migration problems.

In June, Ronna McDaniel questioned the White House's control of the crisis on the border with Mexico.

She also said that the head of state and Kamala Harris did not recognize the "huge surge in smuggling" of the synthetic drug fentanyl, recorded during the "Biden border crisis."

In addition, McDaniel accused the US vice president of not being at the epicenter of the influx of illegal migrants since taking office.

In the same month, Ted Cruz criticized Biden and Harris on Fox News for their unwillingness to address the migration problem in the United States.

In addition, the senator advised the US Vice President to visit Texas to see the situation in the southern border area with his own eyes.

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Previously, other Republicans also expressed their dissatisfaction with the migration policy of the White House.

Thus, Congressman Michael McCall, in an interview with ABC News, predicted that the crisis on the southern border, provoked, in his opinion, by the current authorities, would only get worse.

Senator Lindsay Graham called the incumbent's immigration plan unsuccessful.

Recall that after coming to power, Biden initiated innovations in the migration sphere.

He lifted the travel ban on citizens of a number of countries, including Syria, Iran, Yemen, Libya and Somalia, from entering the United States.

The head of the White House also stopped the state of emergency due to the situation on the southern border, canceled federal funding for the construction of the border wall.

In addition, Biden issued a decree introducing an eight-year period for obtaining citizenship for illegal immigrants and strengthening the Migrant Child Protection Program (DACA).

"Replenish with a loyal electorate"

Experts, in turn, call the criticism of the Republicans regarding Biden's migration policy quite justified.

“In the United States, there is really an uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants, this was caused by the actions of the Biden administration, which now does not know what to do.

The White House is trying to introduce half-measures, but it is already clear that they are not working.

Biden and his team are afraid to take any tough steps, fearing pressure from liberal circles, ”said American political scientist Malek Dudakov in a commentary on RT.

A similar opinion is shared by Nikita Danyuk, a member of the Public Chamber, first deputy director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN University.

According to him, Biden is trying his best to demonstrate that his migration policy is fundamentally different from that of Donald Trump.

“Already no one in Washington remembers the construction of the border wall, it is about legalizing a huge number of migrants who entered the United States, and subsequently giving them the right to vote.

This is done with strategic goals: so that illegal immigrants can soon influence, among other things, the political processes of the United States, voting for the Democrats who have granted them asylum, "he explained in a conversation with RT.

Danyuk also drew attention to the fact that the borderline southern states, the traditional electoral core of the Republican Party, are primarily facing the migration threat.

“Biden benefits from such tension on the southern border, because, on the one hand, he once again cements the votes of his voters, who believe that all illegal migrants should receive the right to enter the United States, and on the other hand, he is trying to replenish the southern states with loyal Democrats. the electorate.

And the republican states may soon turn from red to blue, democratic, ”says Danyuk.

At the same time, in his opinion, in the pursuit of political gain, Biden lost control over the situation with the influx of migrants.

According to him, the President of the United States "left at the mercy" of a very important topic of migration to Kamala Harris, which so far cannot solve the problem.

“She made exclusively populist decisions and continues to do so.

And Biden presents himself as a defender of civil rights and freedoms, ”says Danyuk.

From his point of view, now the head of the White House "cannot take a single step back", since the loyalty of the colored electorate, which supports his migration policy, is important to him.

“Biden will not agree to destroy his image as a defender of migrants, their rights and freedoms,” the expert said.

  • Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

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As Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the Institute of the United States and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted in an interview with RT, against the background of an uncontrolled influx of illegal migrants, the Biden administration is doing everything to reduce federal costs for maintaining the border service, as well as structures that operate along the security line.

“Trapping illegal immigrants is very expensive.

And instead of tightening the policy, Biden wants to legalize these migrants, and then with their help decide the outcome of elections to the House of Representatives and voting for the head of state, "the expert noted in a commentary on RT.

Vasiliev called the migration issue one of the instruments of Biden's struggle for power.

“If the Democrats succeed in realizing their ideas, this will create a solid political basis for guaranteed promotion of their candidates,” the analyst stated.

At the same time, according to him, the American liberal media are silent about what is really happening on the southern border.

“In fact, there are gangs operating there that control the flow of drugs, rob ordinary citizens, and arrange shootings.

And the influence of these formations is expanding as the number of illegal immigrants grows, ”says Vasiliev.

As Nikita Danyuk predicts, the situation on the southern border of the United States will only get worse, especially given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“Two million potential migrants is an absolutely real figure, which was announced by Senator Cruz.

In the short term, an increase in the number of illegal immigrants at the border may lead to the fact that the migration service will no longer cope with this.

This will lead to a surge in crime, violence and drug trafficking, ”Danyuk believes.

From Malek Dudakov's point of view, the current approach of the American authorities to migration policy may lead to deepening social problems in the United States.

“Against this background, society will become even more polarized, distrust of the institutions of power will strengthen.

All this may sooner or later lead to a crisis of statehood, elements of which are already being observed in the United States, ”he concluded.