Staff Reports
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, dismissed President Biden’s expected executive order on immigration, stating that it is “too little too late” to earn the president any credit. Johnson expressed his skepticism during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” claiming that Biden is only attempting to demonstrate concern for an issue that he himself created. According to Johnson, the Biden administration intentionally implemented numerous executive actions that opened the border, leading to what he described as “catastrophic effects upon our country that we’ll be living with for decades to come.”
The Biden administration is reportedly finalizing plans to tighten the southern border by implementing measures that would halt asylum requests and automatically deny entry to migrants once a certain daily threshold is reached. Republicans have long contended that President Biden has the authority to use executive action to address the border situation but has chosen not to do so. Johnson emphasized that the administration’s immigration policies have been a contentious point between Republicans and Democrats for months.
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Johnson maintained that the president’s anticipated executive order was merely a desperate attempt to address a pressing issue as a result of public opinion. He asserted that the open border is a significant concern for many Americans and insisted that President Biden had a hand in engineering the situation. The Louisiana representative emphasized that the Biden administration’s actions at the border have been a pressing issue for the public and are widely recognized as having been deliberately orchestrated.
The original article discusses House Speaker Mike Johnson’s critical comments on President Biden’s anticipated executive order on immigration. Johnson expressed skepticism and disapproval, attributing the border situation to deliberate actions by the Biden administration. He highlighted the potential executive order as a belated response to public opinion and dismissed any credit for the president in addressing the issue. The article also noted the ongoing debate between Republicans and Democrats on immigration policies and the planned measures to tighten the southern border.
