Both major political parties have used America’s border as a political football designed to protect the interests of big-monied donors.
The failure to secure our border is intentional, stemming from a deep desire among various industries to attain cheap labor at the expense of U.S. national security, safe communities, American wages, and a sensible immigration system that serves the interests of citizens.
A secure border must be followed by a reformed immigration system that preserves tight labor markets for low-skilled workers and ensures that limited high-skilled visas fill real needs in our economy, not the wants of big tech companies or agricultural conglomerates.
Primer: The Shameful Scandal of Biden’s Missing Illegal Alien Children
The Biden administration’s non-enforcement of the law, gutting of vetting processes, and evisceration of safeguards were all conscious choices that lost track of hundreds of thousands of children, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation, trafficking, and forced labor.