Alejandro Mayorkas in Biden: Promises Kept / Promises Broken


On Immigration: We'd like to stop border wall, but Congress required it

PROMISE MADE: (CNBC, 10/5/23): During his 2020 campaign, Biden had promised that not "another foot of wall" would be built. Once in office, Biden issued a proclamation to end construction of the wall, which had been a top priority of Pres. Trump's effort to block illegal entries. Biden said at that time that "building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution."

PROMISE BROKEN: (Reuters, 10/6/23): Biden's administration said it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Trump. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the construction project was appropriated during the prior administration and the law requires the government to use the funds, with an announcement made earlier in the year. "We have repeatedly asked Congress to rescind this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law," he said.

Source: CNBC and Reuters analysis of Biden Promises Oct 6, 2023

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