What Is Happening at The Border?

            I have not written lately about the illegal immigration problem at America’s southern border. My lack of writing about it was not because the problem went away, but it was because there were so many other problems to discuss.

            More than two million people have entered the United States illegally since Joe Biden entered the White House. There were more than 200,000 arrests at the border in July 2020, the highest number in one month in more than twenty-one years. In February 2022, there were 164,973 by Border Patrol with undocumented immigrants at the border. This number shows that the numbers are going up and down but staying high. It also ends an entire year of monthly numbers being more than 150,000. 

            As bad as problem at the border is now, the situation may become worse soon. Right now, Title 42 is in force but could soon end. Title 42 was created by the Trump administration to allow undocumented immigrants to be immediately deported due to COVID-19. It was meant to protect public health during a pandemic, and the Biden administration kept it in place. With COVID-19 restrictions decreasing, activist groups and politicians are calling for an end to the rule.

            The federal government is responsible to maintain a secure border and uphold the laws of the land. Under the Biden administration, the border is like a sieve, and millions of people are entering the United States illegally. As bad as the border problem is now, it can become worse!