TLDR: Joe Biden’s open border crisis is hurting everyday Americans. Conservative Congress members have proposed solutions to put an end to this crisis. If you want to help support commonsense policies like border security, consider DONATING today.
The Crisis
Over the course of 2021, and now in the beginning months of 2022, Americans have been forced to sit back and watch the crisis at our Southern Border get exponentially worse each month.
With record numbers of border apprehensions, inhumane migrant detention facilities, increasing drug and human trafficking, and an administration that refuses to even acknowledge the gravity of the situation, the American people are understandably fed up.
And if you aren’t concerned about the border crisis, WTP urges you to remember: Biden’s reckless border policies are impacting everyday Americans all over the nation.
Hitting already-struggling taxpayers where it hurts, the administration is spending at least $60 million per week to house unaccompanied minors that have crossed the border illegally, with $3 billion in contracts racking up between February and May of 2021 alone. Reports are also emerging that the Biden Administration might just be helping migrants move to locations throughout the U.S. at taxpayer expense.
Other implications from Biden’s open border policies include a dangerous rise in drug trafficking. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 87,652 pounds of narcotics were seized at the border by CBP in 2021, with a 1,066% increase in fentanyl and a 98% increase in cocaine seized year over year.
And don’t even get us started on the human trafficking crisis at the Southern border.
It’s clear to We The People that Democrats are going all-in on their support for immigration policies that are obviously failing.
It’s important to note, dear reader, that things weren’t always this way. In fact, just a couple of years ago, we saw record low border patrol encounters with illegal migrants. The Trump Administration was working to secure the border with effective immigration policies, such as the Remain In Mexico policy.
So, what can we do to turn the situation around?
The Solution
Don’t worry— not all hope is lost. Conservative representatives have proposed many solutions that would put an end to the Biden border crisis, and one Republican member of Congress – Maria Elvira Salazar from South Florida – has proposed a comprehensive solution to our immigration crisis.
Representative Salazar’s Dignity Plan is an immigration reform plan that tackles both the question of securing the border and the question of what to do with many of the illegal migrants already in the United States. The plan takes actions that have worked to deal with illegal immigration in the past and combines them with some new ideas to create a much more secure border and a safer America.
Representative Salazar’s plan includes strong security solutions and imposes tougher legal penalties for drug and human traffickers. Plus, Rep. Salazar takes a page out of President Ronald Reagan’s book and provides a multi-year, two-step path to allow illegal aliens to become permanent legal residents. The package would also increase resources to allow the U.S. to better handle asylum cases.
So, while the Biden-Harris administration is doing anything but dealing with the crisis at our southern border, conservatives like Salazar are working to keep you safe and our country prosperous. You can also be certain that We The People will stand up against the radical open borders policy Joe Biden has pursued.
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