Joe Biden signed an executive order designed to keep a conservative estimate of half a million illegal immigrants in the country if they're married to citizens or step children of citizens.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services calls it “Keeping Families Together,” which will make an estimated 500,000 noncitizen spouses and another 50,000 noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens eligible for parole.
The agency specifies, “Noncitizens who are present in the United States without admission or parole may be considered for parole in place under this process.” Admission means being legally authorized to be in the country with a green card, visa or other reasons.
“Under a Harris-Walz administration, everybody in the country illegally could eventually be eligible for a process like this,” added Arthur, a former immigration judge. “It would hold Republicans' feet to the fire to undo it thereafter, but as we've seen with DACA, administrative amnesties are difficult to undo.”
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), for the new “Keeping Families Together” program, the spouse must have been physically in the United States for 10 years “without admission or parole;” “have no disqualifying criminal history and otherwise not deemed to be a threat to public safety, national security, or border security;” and undergo background checks.
Even if applicants have criminal records, they can become eligible for the program by “demonstrating positive factors that can be considered in overcoming this presumption and showing that they warrant a favorable exercise of discretion.”
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) also states, “If you have a final unexecuted removal order, non-disqualifying criminal history, or other derogatory information in your case, you may provide additional documentation that you believe demonstrates your parole is warranted based on a significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian reasons, and that you merit a favorable exercise of discretion.”
The Biden Harris Administration has been largely criticized for their response to illegal immigration, and squarely blamed for their response to the border crisis.
The crisis has reached a boiling point, spilling over into everyday life and taking over facilities intended for locals, leading residents in deep blue strong holds like Boston and Chicago to challenge their leadership, and threaten to vote them out.
Under their joint leadership, the United States has seen record high border crossings and record low deportations. The administration has also spent taxpayer funds to not complete the wall's construction, despite funding and materials being secured for years.
Immigration Customs & Enforcement (ICE) agents and Border Patrol agents have both criticized the administration for neutering them in their positions, making it nearly impossible for them to do their jobs or carry out their duties.
Democrats have desperately tried to distance Kamala Harris from her tenure as “Border Czar,” with many media outlets and commentators flat out denying that she ever served in the role, attempting to represent it as a completely fabricated right wing conspiracy.
During the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris continued her streak of avoiding substantive policy, but was vocal on abortion and immigration. She shared a plan with the objective of granting amnesty to an estimated 11 – 22 million foreign nationals.
A recent poll showed that 62% of all Americans support deporting ALL illegal immigrants, in sharp contrast to the current administration and the Harris-Walz campaign.
