Biden cannot be trusted on immigration

I completely disagree with the Daily Herald’s view as expressed in the Sunday editorial titled “The enemy of action.”

The Biden Administration has completely shirked its responsibility to control our borders, allowing nearly 8 million migrants to enter illegally since 2020. Republicans are correct in not accepting a token of border control in exchange for granting the Democrats their funding bill.

While I agree whole-heartedly with assisting Ukraine and Israel, the sane members of Congress must use whatever leverage they have to secure our borders because the Biden Administration has shirked its duty to do so. Article 4 Section 4 of the Constitution states:“ The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion.” We are certainly being invaded by illegal immigrants.

In 2023 alone, the 2.9 million illegal immigrants allowed in without prior application for entry exceeds the population of 17 states. The 7.9 million allowed in under Biden since he took office exceeds the population of 38 states. The current weekly total exceeded 300,000, more than 15 million if annualized.

The Biden proposed “compromise” on immigration reform would not prevent daily illegal crossings until 5,000 have occurred on any given day. That would only reduce the illegal flow to about the average they have allowed from 2020 through 2023 and would result in another 7.3 million over four years – nearly as many as he has let in during his current administration so far.

Because the Biden Administration has ignored immigration law and its constitutional duty, why would anyone expect that they will abide by their own suggested compromise? With the ever-increasing weekly crossings, the situation has already become untenable. Mayorkas and Biden both should be impeached for this travesty.

Andrew Wright

Barrington