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Congressional Candidate Teddy Daniels Joins Others in Bold Call for Immigration Moratorium

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With a flood of illegal immigrants coming over the southern border causing a crisis, U.S. Congressional Candidate from Pennsylvania Teddy Daniels has called for an immigration moratorium to stop the flow of people both illegal and legal so the U.S. can get things figured out.

“Our nation is being invaded & @JoeBiden is not properly handling Covid 19 as it relates to the border nor is he finishing the wall. Therefore I call for an immigration moratorium until we can stop the flow of illegals, crime, drugs, & viruses across our border. #AmericaFirst“

Daniels is not alone in his calls for an immigration moratorium. Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced Protect America First Act cosponsored by four other Congressmen including Paul Gosar (R-AZ). This bill proposes a 4-year moratorium on immigration; with an acceleration of the time between apprehension and deportation to cut the time from 3 months to 30 days. The bill was introduced in an effort to end the crisis at the southern border. The bill has been sent to committees for review. In a tweet from the congresswoman, you can see the intended purpose of her proposed bill.

State Senator from Arizona Wendy Rogers (R) issued a tweet in support of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s proposed bill.

Congressional candidate Jarome Bell (VA-02), former NC congressional candidate Pete D’Abrosca were among the first to call for an immigration moratorium. Many others have since joined in with calls for an immigration moratorium as well including congressional candidate Jack Lombardi (IL-16), congressional candidate Tom Norton (MI-03), congressional candidate Joe Kent (WA-03), congressional candidate Michael Sisco (WV-01), congressional candidate Mike Billand (TX-02), congressional candidate Josh Foxworth (TX-14), and SC Senate Candidate Tim Swain.

Although he did not call for an immigration moratorium, Democrat Senator from West Virginia Joe Manchin did acknowledge that there is a crisis at our southern border and hinted at a possible moratorium on immigration needed. This puts any Republican not calling for a moratorium essentially to the left of a Democrat on this issue. Earlier we reported:

Manchin told CNN that the situation at the border is indeed a crisis, although the Biden administration itself has shied away from the word that describes the situation they arguably created. From CNN:

Others like Sen. Joe Manchin have gotten Biden’s attention. Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who backed the 2013 bill, says he would do so again. But he also said the situation at the border is a “crisis,” going further than the White House, and said he would wait to get briefed before assessing the administration’s response.

“Whatever message was sent — it was sure interpreted the wrong way,” Manchin said. “It’s a crisis — oh it’s a crisis.”

Some could argue this crisis is not new, just that it seems to have accelerated since Joe Biden took over the presidency. Reuters reported, “U.S. border agents detained nearly 100,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in February, according to two people familiar with preliminary figures, the highest monthly total since a major border surge in mid-2019…

The nearly 100,000 migrants detained at the border in February represent an increase over a figure of 78,000 in January. February’s total appears to be the highest monthly number since June 2019 during a large border surge that Trump cited as justification for a broad immigration crackdown.

You can go even further back in American history to 1965 to see where the escalation in illegal immigration stems from. According to migrationpolicy.org “The law, known as the Hart-Celler Act for its congressional sponsors, literally changed the face of America. It ended an immigration-admissions policy based on race and ethnicity, and gave rise to large-scale immigration, both legal and unauthorized [illegal]… The number of new lawful permanent residents (or green-card holders) rose from 297,000 in 1965 to an average of about 1 million each year since the mid-2000s

The 1965 Act also inadvertently laid the foundation for the steep rise in illegal immigration since the 1970s. In a parallel development whose impact was not recognized at the time, Congress in 1964 terminated the Bracero program, which since 1942 had been used to recruit temporary agricultural workers from Mexico to fill World War II farm-labor shortages in the United States. In total, 4.6 million Mexican guestworkers were admitted, peaking at 445,000 in 1956. When the guestworker program ended, many former Bracero workers continued crossing the border to fill the same jobs, but now illegally. The combination of the end of the Bracero program and limits on legal immigration from the Western Hemisphere combined to fuel the rise of illegal immigration.”

Some believe Teddy Daniels is right, it’s time for something drastic to happen, as illegal immigration isn’t stopping or slowing down. Will Congress or President Biden do anything to stop this crisis? That remains to be seen. The flood gates appear to be open and the message coming from the Biden Administration does not dissuade anyone from coming.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was confronted last week about his messaging by Senator Josh Hawley. Hawley asked Secretary Mayorkas about saying “we’re not telling you not to come” in a press conference earlier this year when addressing illegal immigrants at the southern border.

Stay Tuned as we see what is next in with the Biden border crisis.

Kay Williamson
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