Democrats, White House say Biden already has the power to better secure border without new laws

Just the News ^ | January 31, 2024 11:00pm Updated: February 1, 2024 8:50am | Nicholas Ballasy

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Some Democrats and the White House have acknowledged that President Biden could take executive actions to better secure the U.S. border without additional legislation passed by Congress.

Pressure is mounting on Biden to issue executive orders to address the border crisis after he rescinded many Trump-era border executive orders upon taking office. Biden unilaterally ended the border emergency that Trump had implemented after he took office in January 2021 as well.

Just the News asked Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., how he responds to those who argue that Biden could fix a lot of the border issues unilaterally since he eliminated a lot of former President Donald Trump's border executive orders when he came into office.

"There's a lot of issues here, OK? There's some things he could do," he said. "I'm hoping that as soon as the Senate comes up with their deal, that we get at least a shot at looking at it, voting. I'm not sure if I'll support it. Give us a shot at voting on it."

Biden ended the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which required the asylum seekers who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in Mexico while their cases makes their way through the U.S. Immigration Court system. He also halted construction of additional physical barriers along the border.

The White House has said there are steps Biden can take on his own but he's holding out for congressional leaders to make a deal and pass it to his desk. 

“You heard from the president, I think on the, just a moment ago, that certainly he feels that there are things that are within his power, but there are also things that are not within his power that he is looking for a congressional authority to do in order to...

[gdzla]

......and the reason he doesn’t?

[Nateman]

Kind of obvious seeing as how Trump has it under control in spite of petty judges in the far Pacific making rulings affecting the entire nation.

[PubliusMM]

This is renewed crisis of his own making. He thinks he needs congressional action so he can say, “See, I told you it was the Congress, the whole time!”

[alancarp]

Fixed it for them: "Biden already has the power responsibility to better secure border without new laws"

[blackdog]

Yeah, but there is nothing in the laws on the books preventing horse whipping illegal migrants.

[coalminersson]

been lying for 3 years after he exec ordered overturned trump

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Yeah, but there is nothing in the laws on the books preventing horse whipping illegal migrants.

[monkeyshine]

Biden already has the power to better secure border without new laws

Everybody knows this. The media just pretends like they don't know it and repeats the lie that Congress needs to act first because that is what the WH and DNC memos tell them to say.

[VTenigma]

Tells you all you need to know.

[Responsibility2nd]

Why would they want to better secure the border when they’ve been denying there has been a border security problem for years?

[Mark17]

......and the reason he doesn’t?

He is trying to make New Democrat voters.

[blackdog]

Remington got an update for a new Era. (My Dad collected Remmingtons paintings)

[blackdog]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=remington%20paintings%20images&ko=-1&iax=images&ia=images

[neverevergiveup]

Bidens a criminal and a person who would have found it hard to find and keep a good job if it wasn't for the money for morons available in the federal government.

[mass55th]

Enforce the laws on the book Joe, instead of bypassing them.

[Dick Bachert]

[Eleutheria5]

Because he doesn’t want to. He is a Trojan Horse, just like Trump said he was in 2020. He didn’t say he was a traitor back then. But it would be entirely apropos to say that he is now.

[maddog55]

A massive DUH comes to mind.

[Uncle Miltie]

Biden caused this by stopping legal Trump policy.

Biden’s fault.

Biden can fix it.

Biden chooses to destroy America with illegal aliens.