OPINION: This article may contain commentary which reflects the author’s opinion.<\/p>\n
The immigration policies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been disastrous for the United States and now a group of Republican states, led by Texas, is suing over one of those policies known as \u201cparole in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Republican states said in the lawsuit that the program creates a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, skirting by Congress, for \u201cpolitical purposes,\u201d Just The News reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis action incentivizes illegal immigration and will irreparably harm the Plaintiff states,\u201d the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
The program was started on Monday and it allows the illegal immigrant spouses of citizens to stay in the United States and apply for a green card with a pathway to become citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to qualify for the program, the spouse must have been in the United States for at least 10 years, have no disqualifying criminal history, and have been married to the U.S. citizen by June 17,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
But the administration said it would defend the program and accused Republicans of \u201cplaying politics\u201d with the border and not searching for a solution to the crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis lawsuit is seeking to force U.S. citizens and their families, people who have lived in the United States for more than ten years, to continue to live in the shadows,\u201d a spokesperson for the White House said.<\/p>\n
The former Border Patrol union head claims that since President Joe Biden gave Vice President Kamala Harris the responsibility to address the underlying causes of illegal immigration in 2021, Harris has fallen short.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very disappointing,\u201d Brandon Judd, who recently retired as president of the Border Patrol Union, told Fox News. \u201cWe gave her the policies that she needed to implement. She refused to implement those.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judd\u2019s remarks coincide with heightened scrutiny of Harris\u2019s immigration and border security record in the days following Biden\u2019s announcement that he would not be running for president and would instead support his vice president to succeed him. Critics claim Harris has fallen short on a key topic that will determine the outcome of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n
In response to opponents who had already pointed out the increased influx of migrants within months of Biden\u2019s election, the president appointed Harris to head the administration\u2019s campaign to counter migration in March 2021.<\/p>\n
On the day of the announcement, the Associated Press reported that Harris was assigned to supervise diplomatic endeavors in the Northern Triangle nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Officials from the administration told AP that Harris would be tasked with developing a long-term plan to address the underlying causes of migration from those nations, in addition to working to pressure those nations to tighten immigration laws and safeguard their own borders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vice president has agreed \u2013 among the multiple other things that I have her leading, and I appreciate it \u2013 agreed to lead our diplomatic effort to work with those nations to accept returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders,\u201d Biden said during the announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cNeedless to say, the work will not be easy,\u201d Harris said at the time. \u201cBut it is important work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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