President Joe Biden has been criticized by both his opponents and some allies for suspending this measure, which would see many undocumented immigrants arriving at the country’s southern border under the pretense of preventing the spread of Covid-19. be expelled quickly.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the policy would be canceled effective May 23 in light of the decline in cases of the disease, as well as hospitalizations and deaths caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The Hill newspaper notes that the announcement of the rule’s repeal has opened a gap between Biden and other members of his party, including some influential senators, who want to distance themselves from the decision.
One of them is Gary Peters, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, who felt a well-considered plan was needed before repealing Title 42 when an avalanche of people is expected at the border with Mexico.
Republicans are already planning to make immigration a prominent line of attack against their opponents heading into November’s midterm elections, and see ending Trump’s rule as an excellent argument.
Democratic MPs like Mark Kelly, Raphael Warnock, Catherine Cortez Masto and Maggie Hassan, who are aspiring to remain in their Senatorial seats, are also in favor of keeping immigration restrictions in place.
Other MPs from the side identified with the color blue support repealing the immigration decree, which is seen as inhuman and xenophobic because it doesn’t even give immigrants fleeing persecution and danger a chance to apply for asylum.
Under the guise of Title 42, the Trump administration expelled 400,000 people, while the Biden administration increased that number to 1.2 million.
More than half of the 221,000 arrested by border officials last month have been deported to Mexico or their countries of origin, according to data presented to a Texas federal court.
Disputes over that immigration policy have stalled a $10 billion budget package in Congress to address Covid-19 since earlier this month, as Republicans tie approval of those funds to maintaining the regulations.
Analysts believe the current Oval Office resident is failing to adequately explain his administration’s approach to immigration to voters, and that this could have a negative impact on November’s general election.
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