Former President Donald Trump (75) has accused the administration of his successor Joe Biden (78) of allowing migrants to flow undisturbed across the United States’ southern border with Mexico. That’s why more “murderers, rapists and dealers” come into the country, as well as drugs, Trump said on Wednesday during a visit to the border region in the state of Texas. Biden’s policy of the “open border” is disastrous. There are only two possible explanations for this: “You are either incompetent or for some reason you have a screw loose and want open borders,” said Trump.
Trump did not save on the visit with self-praise. Hundreds of kilometers of new border walls were built during his tenure and the border was safe, he said. “We did a great job,” he said at a meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Trump and his Republicans had solicited donations in the run-up to the visit with numerous emails to supporters.
A “beautiful wall”
Biden’s government is under pressure due to the surge in migrants arriving on the southern border. The Democrat pursues a much more liberal migration policy than Trump. In January, as one of his first acts, he had suspended funding for the construction of the massive border fences – which had previously been a key Trump project.
He wanted to have a “beautiful wall” built on the 3200-kilometer southern border to keep undocumented immigrants and criminals away. The Democrats accused Trump of pursuing an inhumane policy of foreclosure.
«More dangerous situation than ever before»
Republican Abbott complained on Wednesday that the new administration’s policies had led to “dramatic problems” at the border. The influx of dangerous drugs such as fentanyl and other crime has increased significantly. “It’s a far more dangerous situation than ever,” he said. Abbott had previously announced that it would now promote the construction of the Wall in his state independently of the US government. How he wants to realize this is still open.
In May, US authorities picked up more migrants on the southern border than they had in more than two decades. 180,034 illegal crossings were registered, as the border guard explained. Around 60 percent were deported immediately. 38 percent of the border crossings were people who had been apprehended at least once in the year before. The last time that so many border crossings were registered were in April 2000. (SDA / bra)