Chaos at Southwest Border

As we approached Christmas, unprecedented numbers of immigrants were making their way toward the southwest border of the U.S. for the anticipation of the lifting of Title 42. Yuma county declared a state of emergency, not only for health reasons, but also regarding the vast number of illegal immigrants using the key word, "asylum," to gain entrance.

The numbers are off the charts and the courts have stopped the lifting of Title 42, but for how long? Will the turnstile into the U.S. continue to operate unhindered as we enter the new year?

Back on Crosstalk to discuss this critical issue was Mark Krikorian. Mark is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States. He's testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.

How would Mark describe President Biden's border plan? The Biden administration doesn't see the masses coming across as a problem. They believe these individuals have a right to cross. In fact, he indicated that Biden's plan is to spend money to move immigrants even faster into the U.S. His administration sees immigrants backing up into border communities, sleeping on the streets in cities like El Paso, burdening them and other towns. So for them, the solution is to move immigrants out of those towns and into the interior of the country.

The president should be doing everything necessary to stop all illegal border crossings because that's what the law says, but his administration is simply ignoring it.