In February, the influx of migrants at the border surged by 15 percent, a notable increase attributed to President Joe Biden’s delegation of U.S. border security responsibilities to Mexico’s president, who is known for his pro-migration stance.
In February, border agents under President Biden’s administration recorded 142,000 illegal migrants, marking a rise from the 125,000 registered in January.
That border inflow was in addition to the invited inflow of 114,000 economic migrants through several quasi-legal doorways announced by Biden’s deputies.
The 15 percent increase in illegal crossings is contrary to the expectations of President Biden’s administration, which had requested Mexico in December to reduce the influx of illegal migrants heading northward, especially during the 2024 election year.
In a separate incident, an officer apprehended and detained a Colorado driver on charges of human smuggling.
Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, revealed during a March 24 broadcast of the 60 Minutes TV show that the Biden administration had requested Mexico to contain the flow of migration. However, Obrador emphasized that the flow of migrants would persist unless Biden cooperated with Mexico’s objectives.
Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, highlighted the leverage Obrador holds over Biden, suggesting that Biden is reluctant to enforce U.S. border laws for fear of losing support from left-wing voters and wealthy donors. Conversely, Biden risks losing centrist votes if Obrador allows more migrants to cross the border.
In December, Biden’s border officials agreed to Obrador’s proposal, resulting in increased migrant arrests by Mexico starting in January.
In December, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador witnessed a record-breaking surge of 251,000 illegal migrants crossing the U.S. border, often far from official border entry points. However, following the signing of the December deal, Obrador swiftly reduced the illegal inflow by 50 percent in January.
Speaking to 60 Minutes, Obrador explained that Mexico took a more vigilant approach to its southern border and engaged with Central American, Venezuelan, and Cuban presidents to seek assistance in curbing the migrant flow. Nonetheless, he acknowledged that such efforts offered only a short-term solution, not a long-term fix.
This sudden policy shift by Mexico underscores a long-standing reality: the illegal migrant flow across the U.S. border is tacitly sanctioned and facilitated by both the U.S. and Mexican governments. This unspoken government endorsement characterizes the illegal influx as a government-run, cartel-influenced, off-the-books, unofficial economic and migration strategy that operates alongside the legal immigration system.
The resulting significant influx of illegal migrant workers, consumers, and renters primarily serves as an economic catalyst for Wall Street’s consumer-driven investments, irrespective of the substantial adverse effects on ordinary Americans. Many leaders on Wall Street, along with numerous politicians, advocated for this inflow into the consumer economy in the 1990s, coinciding with the outsourcing of much of the Midwest’s manufacturing and consumer economies to Asia and Mexico.
Read full article: Mexico Wants More Rewards for Guarding Joe Biden’s Border in 2024 Election (breitbart.com)
