As Joe Biden campaigned to “save America’s soul” during his presidential run, he made it a point to blast President Trump’s immigration policies.
How dare we shut our southern border?
Kamala Harris was on board. The California senator signed on to a letter with fellow Democrats before the election, accusing the Trump administration of violating federal law when it cited the pandemic as reason to close down the Mexican border, as Politico reported.
And yet months into his presidency, with the vaunted first 100 days in his rear view, Biden is still enforcing Trump’s “Title 42” which effectively seals the border under the argument that migrants trying to cross could pose a health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Politico, more than 60 House Democrats are urging Biden to end the policy, saying it has no legal basis. Dozens of public health experts say it has “no scientific basis as a public health measure.” Immigration advocates have filed legal challenges as well.
Biden hasn’t moved an inch, and Harris has remained mum as accusations fly that the administration is using Title 42 to control immigration but not the pandemic.
Could it be that Trump had the right idea?
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