Biden’s Executive Order is Election Day Window Dressing
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Executive Order codifies 1 million illegal alien crossings per year, with loopholes that trucks laden with more aliens can drive through
Warwick, RI- Today, Patricia Morgan, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, disparaged President Biden's recent executive order limiting the number of daily illegal crossings at our Southern border. “This executive action is nothing more than election day window dressing, designed to distract the American people from the harsh reality of Biden’s failed immigration policies.” stated Morgan.
One his first day in office, Biden issued 12 executive orders that discarded all the Trump policies that had dramatically reduce illegal immigration. As a result, his administration has overseen the highest level of illegal border crossings in American history. Among the illegal immigrants CBP has apprehended foreign prisoners, human traffickers and drug ‘mules’, and terrorists. Since many aliens evade the checkpoints CBP can only estimate the number of threats to our safety.
"President Biden has let our border descend into chaos, and now he wants us to believe that a last-minute executive order will fix it. This is pure political theater, plain and simple. The executive order is filled with loopholes that will facilitate illegal crossings, not stop them. "
During the last 3 ½ years, it is estimated that 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 illegal immigrants have crossed into our country with only perfunctory vetting. They have received American taxpayers’ money to help them travel and settle in states through our country. It has strained state and local budgets, allowed dangerous criminal behavior into our neighborhoods, and created havoc in our schools.
Morgan also took aim at her opponent, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, for his complicity in the border crisis. "Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has been nothing but a rubber stamp for Biden's disastrous immigration policies. Not only has he voted repeatedly against measures to close our border and protect American citizens, but he has also advocated for more immigration. He’s not listening to his constituents or to common sense. Locked away in one of his many mansions, he is unaffected by the consequences of the border crisis, “ Morgan asserted.
"While our border communities are overrun, and fentanyl pours into our streets, what does Whitehouse do? He grandstands and peddles empty rhetoric, ignoring the clear and present danger at our Southern border. Rhode Island deserves better than a Senator who is out of touch and out of ideas," Morgan added.
Republicans have consistently pushed for stronger border security measures Over a year ago on May 11th of 2023, Congressional Republicans passed H-2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. It included effective and realistic actions our country could take to close the border and stop the criminal exploitation of our border. The Senate, prioritizing political pandering to protecting our national security, has refused to take it up.
"Biden new executive order is an admission of his administration's failure. It also vividly demonstrates Sheldon Whitehouse’s lack of seriousness in dealing with our broken border. Clearly, neither has any real interest in stopping the flow of illegal aliens into our country. For three years, he has ignored the crisis at our Southern border, and now, with an election looming, he suddenly pretends to care," Morgan asserted. "The American people are not fooled. We need real leadership and real solutions, not political stunts."
Patricia Morgan calls for closing the border immediately with actions that include finishing the border wall, increasing the number of Border Patrol agents, and implementing technology to detect and prevent illegal crossings. In addition, she advocates for changes in immigration law that will repeal laws that enable and encourage illegal immigration.
“It’s time for Congress to pass legislation that prioritizes the safety and security of the American people. The border crisis will not be solved by election day maneuvers,” Morgan concluded. "As your Senator, I will fight tirelessly to protect our nation and restore order at our borders."