Illegal immigrants are "dumped" to the capital, a farce that reflects the chaos of American governance

　　□ Wang Yitong

　　The illegal immigration crisis in the United States continues to ferment.

Since April, more than 4,000 illegal immigrants have been transported to Washington, the capital of the United States, on nearly 200 buses.

According to the website of the New York Post, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser had to make a request to the White House and the Department of Defense to deploy the National Guard to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants.

　　It is worth noting that Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who initiated the "moving people" operation, are both Republicans and disagree with the federal government led by Democratic President Biden on immigration policy. obvious.

　　Two states launch "shipping people" operation

　　In the past few months, Texas and Arizona have used nearly 200 buses to "dump" more than 4,000 illegal immigrants to Washington.

Recently, these "people-transporting buses" have even improved their "efficiency", making Washington even more miserable.

　　To this end, Muriel Bowser described the current illegal immigration problem as a "humanitarian crisis" that would overwhelm Washington without federal intervention.

　　"The homeless service system is under tremendous pressure, with many illegal immigrants arriving in Washington with nowhere to go or still looking for other U.S. regional foothold.” She asked the Department of Defense to deploy 150 National Guard personnel a day to ensure that they can assist Washington in dealing with illegal immigration 24/7.

　　After the report was sent, Muriel Bowser wrote to White House Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood Randall and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Julie Chavez Rodriguez, asking the latter two Express support.

　　The "New York Post" article pointed out that the influx of illegal immigrants has caused an illegal immigration crisis in Washington in recent times, which is due to the two Republican governors of Texas and Arizona. The federal government's immigration policy led by Biden dissatisfied.

　　Greg Abbott made no secret of his sarcastic tone when talking about the "moving people".

"We're transporting these people to the capital so that the Biden administration can address their needs more quickly, after all, the Biden administration caused these people to cross the border into the United States," he said.

　　A spokesman for Greg Abbott's office said that because of the Biden administration's policies, Texas "was inundated with thousands of illegal immigrants, and it's time to give Washington a taste of what Texans have to deal with every day. problem".

　　In response, Muriel Bowser retorted, accusing Greg Abbott and Doug Ducey of such "political small moves" as "adding blocks" to the federal government.

　　Immigrant tragedies are frequently staged

　　Behind the launch of the "moving people" operation is the reality that humanitarian crises related to border immigration issues have frequently occurred in the United States in recent years.

　　On June 27, U.S. law enforcement officers found dozens of illegal immigrant bodies in the carriage of an abandoned truck in San Antonio, Texas. Many others died after being sent to the hospital, and more than 50 people died.

It was the deadliest U.S. border smuggling in recent years and was described by local officials as a human tragedy.

　　In addition to the immigrant tragedy that happened on the way to the north, the US government's violent law enforcement, prolonged detention, and abuse of immigrants have long existed, causing frequent scandals and controversy.

　　According to US media reports, among the 266,000 illegal immigrant children detained by the US government in recent years, more than 25,000 have been detained for more than 100 days, and nearly 1,000 have spent more than a year in shelters. even more than 5 years.

　　“The situation at the border is very chaotic and the government is overwhelmed and very slow to respond,” said Alex Nolast, director of economic and social policy at the Cato Institute. For many who come here from Central America, traveling through Mexico in a caravan is probably the safest way."

　　Data show that in 2021, U.S. law enforcement agencies will arrest about 1.7 million illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including 145,000 children.

More than 2,800 immigrant children were forcibly separated from their parents under the “separation of flesh” policy enforced by the previous U.S. administration.

The internal management of the detention facilities is chaotic and human rights violations have occurred frequently.

Last September, U.S. border police brutally drove away Haitian refugees with whips and horses, which was widely condemned.

　　The two parties only care about the political struggle

　　Analysts believe that one of the important reasons why the problem of illegal immigration in the United States has not been resolved is partisanship.

　　In recent years, immigration policy has become a focal point in the struggle between the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States.

During the Trump administration, the United States launched a policy called "Article 42", which authorized border enforcement officers to quickly deport cross-border immigrants on the grounds of epidemic prevention.

Biden has sought to end the policy since he took office.

The game between the two parties in the United States has intensified over this matter.

　　Due to the differences of opinion between the two parties on the immigration issue, the U.S. policy against illegal immigration has been swaying for a long time.

On the one hand, the mainstream view of the Republicans on the immigration issue is that illegal immigration is a serious social problem that will exacerbate the crime problem in the United States, seriously deplete the American economy, and seize job opportunities for the American people.

Democrats, on the other hand, say it is the poverty and deteriorating law and order in Central America that have driven local people away from their homes, and that the United States should grant them asylum.

　　After Biden took office, he reversed the Trump administration's tough policy on illegal immigration, which has led to a monthly increase in the number of people entering the United States illegally.

However, on the issue of illegal immigration, although the Democratic administration led by Biden and the Republican administration led by former President Trump have different attitudes, the effect is the same.

According to statistics from the Congressional Research Service, under the Trump administration's tough immigration policies, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has not decreased since the construction of the US-Mexico border wall began.

　　A poll by US media shows that about one-third of the people agree with the liberal immigration policies of the Biden administration, and 51% oppose it, of which Republican voters disapprove as high as 90%.

This shows a tear in American public opinion on immigration.

　　Some commentators in the United States say that the political battle between the two parties has made the border issue an "expensive campaign prop" and that illegal immigrants have become "political pawns."

As American columnist Julio Ricardo Varela has said, the US immigration issue is rigged for political purposes.

　　Analysts believe that the United States will hold mid-term elections this year, and the immigration issue will undoubtedly become a hotter bargaining chip when the two parties compete.

After political polarization and intensified partisanship, the problem of illegal immigration in the United States is even more unsolved.

This seems to have become an "infinite loop".

　　In the foreseeable future, whether it is the farce of illegal immigrants being "dumped" into the capital, or the tragedy of the "immigrant truck", it may be repeated more than once in the so-called "human rights beacon" of the United States.