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Dont for one second believe the spin from the Biden White House about the immigration crisis at our southern border that is being parroted by its pious corporate media cronies. There is absolutely nothing normal or seasonal about the border crisis and the unprecedented wave of migrants who are streaming into our country.

Recently released apprehension figures from April show that more than 178,000 people were caught illegally entering the U.S. a 944 percent increase from a year ago. This is the highest total for a single month in more than two decades.

Single adults are driving the surge, but the unaccompanied alien children (UACs) the most vulnerable illegal immigrants are a chief concern. Statistics show that 17,171 UACs were apprehended in April, the second highest number in the Border Patrols 96-year history. And not surprisingly, the number of unaccompanied minor children in federal custody (some 20,000) is the highest on record.

Unfortunately, at the helm of the Biden immigration fleet is the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro MayorkasAlejandro MayorkasBiden administration renews Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Additional 22k guest worker visas to become available Tuesday DHS directs end to immigration detention in two jails under investigation MORE, despite his reputation of being no friend of immigration enforcement and a key architect of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. With the nation enduring a pandemic and facing threats of terrorism, Mayorkas was confirmed swiftly by the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 56 to 43. Senators of both parties gave him the benefit of the doubt that hed uphold his pledge to defend and secure our country in the midst of several national crises.

They clearly made a mistake.

Since taking office, Mayorkas has done everything in his power to incentivize illegal immigration into this country. Catch-and-release is in full swing, with tens of thousands of undocumented migrants being released into the country many without COVID-19 test. Their removal from the interior of the country has slowed to a trickle and critical agreements with our Central American neighbors to tamp down on asylum abuses have been canned.

Despite this dereliction of duty, its unlikely that Mayorkas will step down from his job or be fired. Still, he has a responsibility to assess the border crisis that he has helped to create and reconsider the three people hes backing to lead the agencies that work under him to protect the border, enforce immigration laws in the interior of the country, and oversee the legal immigration process. President BidenJoe BidenHarris to 2021 grads: Pandemic prepared you for 'pretty much anything' Senate Armed Services chair throws support behind changing roles of military commanders in sexual assault prosecutions Biden adviser says reducing red meat isn't sole climate change solution MORE has nominated three individuals to fill critical roles who are unacceptable for the positions, given their track records:

Theres a lot the Biden administration could do to curb some of the policy abuses theyve put in place, but what the Senate can do is refuse to confirm these candidates the president has nominated to help enforce the nations immigration laws. Putting yet another layer of people in charge of federal agencies whose very mission they oppose is a colossal mistake. Clearly, a lot of damage has been done with Mayorkas in the lead, but Biden shouldnt make things worse.

Dave Ray is director of communications at Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).

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