The New York Post reports that illegal immigrants are rushing to cross the border ahead of the US presidential election in November.
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, concerns about potential changes to immigration policy are prompting migrants to cross the border sooner rather than later. Colombian brothers Ricardo (20 years old) and Sebastian (18 years old), talked He complained to the New York Post that he illegally crossed the Arizona border due to concerns that a change in administration could lead to tighter border controls.
Migrants are rushing to cross the border now in case Biden loses in November. “We don’t want Trump.” https://t.co/Kcj1IioWgy pic.twitter.com/81zYHkVbym
— New York Post (@nypost) May 20, 2024
The brothers, who were assisted at the Yuma Regional Border Health Center before traveling to New Jersey, expressed concern that Donald Trump’s reelection could lead to increased immigration crackdown.
“I think the election will make things even more difficult,” Ricardo said, according to the New York Post. “We don’t want Trump,” Sebastian added.
Dozens of asylum seekers wait for U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in Campo, California, on April 4, 2024 (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP, Getty Images)
According to a report in the New York Post, President Trump has publicly stated that he would send in local police and military to deport millions of immigrants if he returns to office. Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, there has been a significant influx of immigrants, with nearly 7 million people across the country logged in the country illegally and approximately 1.7 million people unable to enter the country without being arrested. Ta. (RELATED: ‘Get your shit together’: Trump vows to send migrants back where they came from)
Under the Biden administration, various programs have been put in place to manage this influx, the paper said, including the CBP One phone app and a mass parole system that allows direct entry of nationals from certain countries. . The Biden administration’s handling of immigration and border security has come under fire, with recent polls showing a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s approach.
