The nominee of President Biden for ambassador to Jordan has stated his support for utilizing American cash to build a border wall in the nation. The candidate thinks that the wall will greatly increase physical security for the United States and its ally. A Republican senator brought attention to these opinions by pointing out how the Obama administration had previously opposed a similar idea.
During a recent Senate hearing, Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty questioned nominee Yael Lempert about the $150 million that was allotted for Jordan’s border security. Lempert stated that she firmly supported the inclusion of this funds in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus package as well as the 2024 budget request.
“In fact, the omnibus last year provides for at least $150 million for border security in Jordan. It’s a large amount of taxpayer dollars. And if you think about the purpose of this, it’s to provide physical security, to keep people from illegally crossing into Jordan, isn’t that correct?” Hagerty asked.
“It is to provide physical security, to stop drug smugglers, to deal with the threat of Jordan’s neighbor, Syria. Obviously, the conflict there continues, and it’s a dangerous neighborhood,” Lempert replied.
Hagerty enquired as to if anyone shared the opinion that “this sort of funding is important and that this sort of physical security is effective.”
“In the Jordanian context? I do believe that that is correct, senator,” the nominee responded.
Hagerty asked for further information about the value and efficacy of financing for physical security measures.
“I just think it’s an important lesson for us to learn, as Americans, that we’re spending United States taxpayer dollars to support border security in a country that we’re trying to build stronger relations with,” Hagerty said. “I think we ought to be learning a lesson ourselves because there’s not a penny in the president’s budget to support our own border security here.”
Construction of border walls has increased significantly as a result of the global spike in migration. The number of border walls that have been built, are being built, or are planned around the world has increased significantly since 2000, rising from 16 to over 90 wall complexes.
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Building border barriers is typically justified by worries about terrorism, illegal trade, and illegal immigration. These are the main grounds for such projects, according to a study by the Delàs Center for Peace Studies, which evaluated border walls built between 1968 and 2018.
Due to the many cultural and structural factors involved, it can be challenging to analyze how border obstacles affect unauthorized immigration, illegal trade, or terrorist attacks.
The final border enforcement tactic under the Biden administration, the Title 42 public health emergency, came to an end on May 11. After it was over, the practice of deporting some 50,000 illegal immigrants at the border each month was abandoned.
The American people have witnessed an unprecedented humanitarian and security emergency at the border over the past 27 months. However, the Biden administration’s description of Title 8 as a successful enforcement program has some serious flaws. All illegal aliens apprehended at the southern border will go through Title 8 immigration proceedings and face “expedited removal.”
Cartels take advantage of a critical flaw in the expedited removal procedure to allow migrants to apply for asylum even when their requests lack merit. Despite this, the government has for the past two years blamed the inflow of illegal aliens in American neighborhoods on the right to seek asylum. Only a small portion, though, will ultimately be eligible for asylum and have to wait years for a ruling from an immigration judge.
The Remain in Mexico policy under the Trump administration protected applicants and reduced false asylum claims by requiring migrants to wait south of the border for their immigration court date in contrast to the previous policy, which released large numbers of illegal aliens into American communities.
The Biden administration has assigned 1,500 National Guard members to provide logistical and administrative support for the current border issue. This action is intended to lessen the situation at the border even if they are not authorized to enforce the law.
The most recent asylum law, which was unveiled on May 10th, includes a “presumption of ineligibility” for refuge, although it does little to stop the initial filing of bogus claims. Unfortunately, this law contains flaws that make it easier to take advantage of helpless migrant children. It allows the disturbing practice of adults creating fictitious families out of youngsters in order to enter American societies.
The CBP One app is being used by the Biden administration to make appointment scheduling easier for illegal aliens trying to enter the country. The administration insists that the software is safe and secure despite security worries.
During a trip to Brownsville, Texas, close to the Rio Grande, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) sharply attacked the Biden administration’s handling of the ongoing border crisis. He described the administration’s actions as “intentional” and expressed worry about how they might affect the border between the United States and Mexico.
“We are witnessing an absolute travesty unfolding on our southern border,” Cruz said. “On Monday, we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border, the highest level in history. On Tuesday, we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border. Again, the highest level in history.”
“There are right now where we’re standing more than 22,000 people camped just south of the border, getting ready to come across,” he continued. “Just in this location, in less than a month, we’ve had over 35,000 Venezuelans cross illegally, just right here, not counting the whole rest of the border. Every day just right here. They’re encountering ninety to a hundred Chinese nationals. Now, for anyone that doesn’t have their globe nearby, China is not immediately to the south of the United States. But 90 to a hundred a day are crossing illegally on this border, being smuggled in by Mexican drug cartels.”
“And, and I have to say I am angry,” he added. “Because this is deliberate. This is a decision that was made by President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and Congressional Democrats to open up the border to what is nothing less than an invasion.”
“Ask yourself: Why is President Biden not here? Why is Kamala Harris not here?” Cruz asked. “Why is Elizabeth Warren not here?”
“Why is AOC, she still owns the white pants suit, why is she not here with her head buried in her hands?” he added. “They don’t give a damn about the dead bodies.”
The current Congressional budget includes funding for Customs and Border Protection, including staffing, technology, and processing; yet, Republicans claim that the lack of new wall construction renders the border insufficiently secure.
A new bill proposed by Republican lawmakers would restore funds for the border wall and add 3,000 additional Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz voiced his disapproval of the choice that halted the building of the southern border wall earlier this year.
