Immigration
Why the SOTU Was Bad For Migrants
To no one’s surprise, during his State of the Union Address, President Biden pushed the bipartisan border bill filled with far-right xenophobic policies meant to appease the MAGA crowd
With all the hype and fearmongering about illegal immigration, it came with little amazement that President Biden’s State of the Union address would allude to the same fears of a crisis and hints of an invasion at the border that we hear from MAGA pundits across all media platforms.
Democrats have been quiet in pushing back on far-right fearmongering because, like Republicans, this is how they justify giving Customs and Birder Protection (CBP ), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the private prison system billions in additional funding.
“In November, my team began negotiations with a bipartisan group of Senators. The result was a bipartisan bill with the toughest set of border security reforms we’ve ever seen … This bipartisan bill would hire 1,500 more security agents and officers, 100 more immigration judges to tackle the backload of 2 million cases, 4,300 more asylum officers, and new policies so they can resolve cases in six months instead of 6 years now.” — President Joe…
