Why Biden Closed the Border
Migrants attempt to cross the border at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Faced with an uphill reelection battle, the President has adopted the tough-on-migrants approach of the Trump administration.
Joe Biden has finally done what he pledged he would never do: close the border to migrants.
Biden’s executive order, announced yesterday, bars migrants from seeking asylum when the seven-day average of illegal migrants hits 2,500 daily. Since recent totals have exceeded that figure, the executive order automatically went into effect at 12:01 a.m. this mo…
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