The Southern Border Needs More Than a Temporary Fix

Anything less than lasting solutions to our border crisis is unacceptable for a nation that deserves the strongest immigration laws possible.

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Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., mostly from Venezuela, stand near the border fence while waiting to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico at Yuma, Ariz., January 23, 2022.

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As the days creep closer to the end of the Title 42 border policy on May 23, increasing numbers of Democrats are sounding the alarm. The calls echo the same theme: The Biden administration needs border security in place before it takes down this measure. The calls have grown so loud — and for good reason: 18,000 illegal migrants could cross the border per day once Title 42 ends — that the administration is allegedly hoping it loses a pending lawsuit on the matter and is forced to extend the policy.

In other words, the same Democrats who’ve purposefully torn down every long-lasting border-security measure imaginable are now arguing that an obscure, temporary Covid-mitigation measure should protect our border indefinitely.

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May Mailman

May Mailman is a senior legal fellow at the Independent Women’s Law Center and a former legal adviser to President Donald Trump.

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