Biden's Unhinged DHS Secretary Flip Flops, Begs for Help at the Border

Washington, DC (March 1, 2021) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joins a teleconference with several DHS pioneer members from across multiple components within the department. DHS Photo.

President Trump made great strides toward getting America’s borders under control. By signaling to potential immigrants that they would not be treated well if they came to the United States illegally, Trump deterred many from even making the attempt.

When Joe Biden assumed the presidency, he made it clear that illegal immigrants would face no pushback from his administration. Predictably, a wave of illegal immigrants has swamped the southern border.

Biden’s DHS Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas initially told reporters he had the situation in hand, but almost immediately flip-flopped as a tidal wave of illegal immigrants swamped the border in response to Biden’s signal that the Trump era was over. LewRockwell.com reports:

Just one week ago, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas flat out denied that there is a crisis at the southern border. “The answer is no,” he said in answer to a reporter’s question. “I think there is a challenge at the border that we are managing.”

The very next day, administration officials informed President Joe Biden that the number of migrant children in the U.S. is on pace to beat the previous record by 45% and that there aren’t enough beds to accommodate them.

The very next day, administration officials informed President Joe Biden that the number of migrant children in the U.S. is on pace to beat the previous record by 45% and that there aren’t enough beds to accommodate them.

Then Monday, Mayorkas started pleading for volunteers to help Border Protection cope with the “overwhelming” surge of illegal border crossers. “Your colleagues need assistance,” he said.

In January alone, Border Patrol agents had 78,323 “encounters” with illegal border crossers – which is higher than any January in a decade. In the three months since Biden won the election, these “encounters” totaled 224,337, which is 87% higher than the same three months a year ago.