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Biden is giving smugglers, illegal immigrants a head start with Title 42 roll back pledge
Biden ending Title 42 while still forcing Americans to wear masks on public transit tells you everything you need to know.
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John Fetterman says heās ā100 percentā behind the Biden agenda. Well, with one exception.
The Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and front-runner for the stateās Democratic Senate nomination is distancing himself from President Joe Bidenās plans to end pandemic-era border restrictions, known as Title 42
āWe should not end Title 42 until we have a detailed plan in place,ā Fetterman told POLITICO this weekend. āAnd look, we donāt only need a long-term and detailed plan here for ending Title 42, but we still need to fix our broken immigration system as a whole.ā
Fetterman is certainly not on an island. Five more Democratic Senate candidates told POLITICO they disagree with the way the Biden administration is phasing out Title 42, the latest sign that Bidenās policy position is a big loser among purple-state Democrats facing tough elections.
And an increasing number of Democrats say the whole thing needs to be paused. Cheri Beasley, the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in North Carolina, ābelieves that it is not the right time to lift this policy, especially without a plan in place to deal with a potential influx in migrants,ā said spokeswoman Dory MacMillan.
āThere needs to be a plan, and right now it doesnāt look like the administration has one. Until there is a plan, for the safety of our citizens and those seeking asylum, they should not lift it,ā said Wisconsin state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, who is running for the Democratic Senate nomination. One of her opponents, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, another Wisconsin Senate candidate, put it this way: āWe must have an understanding of a comprehensive plan that will deal with an influx of asylum seekers before any changes to Title 42 are made.ā
āIf you have a surge of immigrants at the border, if you have mass catch-and-release policies put in place, I think youāre putting all those Democrats in terrible political jeopardy,ā said Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. āIt falls into the false narrative of the Republicans, that we have an open border. Thatās false, itās not true. But this could play to that.ā
Val Demings of Florida, who is challenging Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), seemed to defend the Biden administrationās move earlier this month, but her campaign said on Monday that until there is āa plan to put more boots on the ground and support our law enforcement officers at the border, Chief Demings does not support lifting Title 42.ā
That leaves Tom Nelson of Wisconsin as an outlier. The Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive said Barnes, one of his primary opponents, and other Democrats are showing ānothing short of political cowardice.ā
āIāve been in these polling briefings and Democrats are scared to death of this issue. And why? Because a lot of them, they donāt have any backbone,ā Nelson said. āDemocrats have got to stand up and do the right thing. Support the president.ā
But incumbent Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire are supporting it. And Hassan in particular surprised some supporters by both joining the bill and recording a video at the border wall.
āI certainly donāt think Maggie Hassanās border wall stunt was anything other than a disaster for her. I mean, we want her to get elected. We think sheās a terrific senator. But when you pretend that youāre something youāre not, it doesnāt work,ā said Frank Sharry, executive director of Americaās Voice, an immigration advocacy group. āThis is a really tough issue for Democrats.ā
Whatās more, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said Monday that Democratic senators and candidates are āright to raise questionsā about the policy. Peters is also the Senateās Homeland Security Committee chair, with the power to conduct oversight on the decision.
āUnless we have a well thought-out plan, I think it is something that should be revisited and perhaps delayed. Iām going to defer judgment on that,ā Peters said. āI want to give the administration an opportunity to fully articulate how they are going to handle the situation.ā
Biden ending Title 42 while still forcing Americans to wear masks on public transit tells you everything you need to know.
More Dem Senate hopefuls split with Biden on border
Six more Senate candidates have joined growing Democratic calls for the administration to come up with a more detailed plan before revoking pandemic-era border restrictions.
www.politico.com
excerpts:
John Fetterman says heās ā100 percentā behind the Biden agenda. Well, with one exception.
The Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and front-runner for the stateās Democratic Senate nomination is distancing himself from President Joe Bidenās plans to end pandemic-era border restrictions, known as Title 42
āWe should not end Title 42 until we have a detailed plan in place,ā Fetterman told POLITICO this weekend. āAnd look, we donāt only need a long-term and detailed plan here for ending Title 42, but we still need to fix our broken immigration system as a whole.ā
Fetterman is certainly not on an island. Five more Democratic Senate candidates told POLITICO they disagree with the way the Biden administration is phasing out Title 42, the latest sign that Bidenās policy position is a big loser among purple-state Democrats facing tough elections.
And an increasing number of Democrats say the whole thing needs to be paused. Cheri Beasley, the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in North Carolina, ābelieves that it is not the right time to lift this policy, especially without a plan in place to deal with a potential influx in migrants,ā said spokeswoman Dory MacMillan.
āThere needs to be a plan, and right now it doesnāt look like the administration has one. Until there is a plan, for the safety of our citizens and those seeking asylum, they should not lift it,ā said Wisconsin state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, who is running for the Democratic Senate nomination. One of her opponents, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, another Wisconsin Senate candidate, put it this way: āWe must have an understanding of a comprehensive plan that will deal with an influx of asylum seekers before any changes to Title 42 are made.ā
āIf you have a surge of immigrants at the border, if you have mass catch-and-release policies put in place, I think youāre putting all those Democrats in terrible political jeopardy,ā said Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. āIt falls into the false narrative of the Republicans, that we have an open border. Thatās false, itās not true. But this could play to that.ā
Val Demings of Florida, who is challenging Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), seemed to defend the Biden administrationās move earlier this month, but her campaign said on Monday that until there is āa plan to put more boots on the ground and support our law enforcement officers at the border, Chief Demings does not support lifting Title 42.ā
That leaves Tom Nelson of Wisconsin as an outlier. The Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive said Barnes, one of his primary opponents, and other Democrats are showing ānothing short of political cowardice.ā
āIāve been in these polling briefings and Democrats are scared to death of this issue. And why? Because a lot of them, they donāt have any backbone,ā Nelson said. āDemocrats have got to stand up and do the right thing. Support the president.ā
But incumbent Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire are supporting it. And Hassan in particular surprised some supporters by both joining the bill and recording a video at the border wall.
āI certainly donāt think Maggie Hassanās border wall stunt was anything other than a disaster for her. I mean, we want her to get elected. We think sheās a terrific senator. But when you pretend that youāre something youāre not, it doesnāt work,ā said Frank Sharry, executive director of Americaās Voice, an immigration advocacy group. āThis is a really tough issue for Democrats.ā
Whatās more, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said Monday that Democratic senators and candidates are āright to raise questionsā about the policy. Peters is also the Senateās Homeland Security Committee chair, with the power to conduct oversight on the decision.
āUnless we have a well thought-out plan, I think it is something that should be revisited and perhaps delayed. Iām going to defer judgment on that,ā Peters said. āI want to give the administration an opportunity to fully articulate how they are going to handle the situation.ā