10 Governors Call on Biden to Take Action on Border Crisis

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, was joined by nine peers on Oct. 6 at the U.S.โ€“Mexico border, with the group calling on President Joe Biden to take 10 steps to address the worsening border crisis.

โ€œWe need Joe Biden to step up and lead. We can do this by enacting commonsense policies,โ€ Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, told reporters at the briefing in Mission, Texas.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, another Republican, added: โ€œEither heโ€™s unwilling to solve this crisis, or he doesnโ€™t know how. So weโ€™re here to offer solutions.โ€

The group wants the Biden administration to fully reimplement the โ€œremain in Mexicoโ€ program, which cut down on illegal immigration; resume construction of the border wall; stop the release of illegal immigrants into the U.S. interior; dedicate additional judges and other resources to clear the growing backlog of asylum cases; and deploy more federal officers to the border.

The governors are also urging Biden and other top officials to โ€œstate clearly and unequivocally that our countryโ€™s borders are not open,โ€ continue using Title 42 pandemic powers to expel illegal immigrants, reenter agreements with Northern Triangle countries and Mexico, resume deporting all criminals, and dedicate federal resources to address human and drug trafficking.

Theyโ€™ve pressed Biden to meet with them in person, but he has so far refused.

Top Biden administration officials have defended the administrationโ€™s approach to immigration enforcement, arguing that the Trump era system was cruel and inhumane and that it takes time to reform it.

Supporters say the revamped system treats immigrants better and better represents U.S. values. But critics note thatย the skyrocketing number of illegal border crossingsย has been accompanied by drug trafficking, human trafficking, and transmissible diseases, including COVID-19. They also note that some of the Biden administrationโ€™s actions violate federal law and court orders, including the administrationโ€™s announcement thatย it will ultimately endย โ€œremain in Mexicoโ€ in defiance of the Supreme Court.

Byย Zachary Stieber

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