WASHINGTON—Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation and former acting deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, released a statement today in response to President Joe Biden’s executive order addressing the ongoing border crisis.
“President Biden’s executive order to let in almost one million additional illegal aliens per year is a campaign stunt that isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. After months of lying to the American people by saying he’s ‘done all he can do’ to secure the border, he’s rolling out an unserious executive order to try to save his sinking poll numbers in the wake of the massively unpopular invasion he has orchestrated," Ries stated.
She continued, “More than 10 million people have entered the country on his watch as a direct consequence of his abuse of our parole system, refusal to detain illegal aliens, and empowerment of open-border activists like impeached DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. For more than three years, Joe Biden has aided a national security crisis at our borders to appease the far Left. Today’s executive order will not rewrite that history and Americans will not be fooled.”
After three years under Biden's border policies, immigration has become a top concern for many Americans. Polling indicates that 70% disapprove of Biden's handling of the border situation.
The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action advocate for H.R. 2, known as the Secure the Border Act, as a permanent solution to what they describe as dangerous conditions resulting from current immigration policies. Although H.R. 2 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives over a year ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has yet to bring it before the Senate for consideration.