I & I Editorial BoardEarlier this month, Customs and Border Protection recorded fewer than 7,832 illegal border crossings in July. That’s a staggering number when you consider that the 25-year average for that month is 76,000.
Even more staggering is that this should never have happened. At least, not if you believed President Joe “Autopen” Biden.
For four years straight, Biden and his minions told the American public either that the border was secure, or that the problem was impossible to fix due to Republican intransigence, or some combination of the two.
Here, for the record, is a sampling:
- March 2021: “It happens every single, solitary year: There is a significant increase in the number of people coming to the border in the winter months of January, February, March. That happens every year.” – Joe Biden.
- March 2021: “The border is secure, and the border is not open.” – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
- June 2021: “The administration has made significant progress at establishing a well-managed and secure border while also treating people fairly and humanely. The American people support this approach.” – White House statement.
- Sept. 2021: “The border is secure. We’re executing our plan.” – Mayorkas.
- July 2022: “Look, the border is secure. We are working to make the border more secure. That has been a historic challenge.” – Mayorkas.
- Jan. 2023: “Our problems at the border didn’t arise overnight and they’re not going to be solved overnight. It’s a difficult problem.” – Biden.
- Jan. 2023: “Biden-Harris Administration today is announcing new enforcement measures to increase security at the border and reduce the number of individuals crossing unlawfully.” – White House statement.
- Feb 2023: “We now have a record number of personnel working to secure the border.” – Biden.
- July 2023: “Our approach to managing the borders securely and humanely, even within our fundamentally broken immigration system, is working.” – Mayorkas.
- Feb. 2024: “The only reason the border is not secure is Donald Trump.” – Biden.
- May 2024: “The president has such limited ability to issue executive orders that would have an impact on the border. He can’t conjure resources out of thin air.” – Sen. Chris Murphy.
- June 2024: “Today, I’m moving past Republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what I can on my own to address the border.” – Biden.
- June 2024: “Over the past three years, while Congress has failed to act, the president has acted to secure our border.” – White House statement.
- Sept. 2024: “The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed.” – Kamala Harris.
And here are the results:
Note that the decline in Biden’s last year in office was due in large part to the CBP One App – which let illegals get over the border without being counted as illegal border crossers. More than 800,000 availed themselves of this option from January 2023 through September 2024. Trump immediately shut down this app upon taking office.
Turns out, the only reason the border wasn’t secure was Joe Biden.
— Written by the I&I Editorial Board
How the people responsible for this haven’t gone to prison for this debacle is a scandal in itself.
Who is the biggest liar: Joe Biden or Adam Schiff?
Tough contest!
Maybe Mayorkas?
If another country openly did what Biden and his flacks did to us regarding the border (opening it like a sieve), we would have declared war against that other country.
Personally, I believe Biden committed treason for neglecting his job-and I believe he was a traitor-perhaps unintentionally because his dementia was so pronounced-to this country.
His Administration flacks certainly didn’t have age related dementia. They should be pointed out, held accountable and prosecuted as the traitors that they are.
In my opinion, if they are not executed as traitors to this country, more of their traitorous actions will only continue-not only by spies from other nations but also by people elected or appointed to high Administration positions.
Yes, President Trump (and his Administration) has recognized and swept away this problem-as least a significant minor-part of it.
However, how many President Trump’s are there going be in the future? Moreover, if we don’t recognize, punish and eradicate such traitorous actions now-our kids and grand kids may not even have a future!
Why are we not hearing more coverage of the reasons for the difference between Administrations from Legacy Media ? Why aren’t they doing surprise interviews with those whom said otherwise – just want to know what happened…
Just another example of liberal and media bias. We all saw the photos of the border crossings. THEY WANTED IT, and now one of the consequences is they have another 3 1/2 years of Trump. They asked for it they got. … They have refused to debate. All we can do now is insult/ridicule. “When did you first realize that Trump won all 5 swing states?”