President Joe Biden claims he needs new legislation to secure our borders. He’s claimed he lacks the authority to address the surge we’ve seen since he took office. This is false. President Biden has the same tools President Trump did when President Trump brought illegal border crossings to a 45-year low. In reality, Biden’s own policy decisions created the catastrophe at our southern border. His policies have enabled mass migration of illegal immigrants. The Biden administration is abusing the parole and asylum process, which encourages people to come here illegally.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the president has the authority to parole foreigners into this country. Parole is supposed to only be granted on a case-by-case basis for “urgent humanitarian need” or “significant public benefit.” President Obama and President Trump paroled an average of 5,600 people per year. Yet the Biden administration has abused parole to let 1.2 million foreign nationals into this country last year. That’s not a “case-by-case basis.” That’s a policy choice to admit entire classes of people. This clear abuse of authority must stop.
The Biden administration has also abused the asylum system. Since October 2022, the Biden Administration has promoted the use of an expanded “CBP One” cell phone app for asylum seekers. Through the expanded app, foreign nationals from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, or Nicaragua can requestpermission to fly to the United States while they wait for an asylum hearing. They also requesttemporary humanitarian release inside our country. This includes foreign nationals who would otherwise be ineligible for admission. Once approved by CBP, they are allowed to board flights to one of 43 U.S. airports. There, they are inspected and released into our country on parole. This parole allows for two-year periods of legal status, during which they are eligible for work authorization.
