Joe Biden says he “intends” to visit the border with Mexico

President Joe Biden assured on Wednesday that he intends to visit the border between United States and Mexicowhere authorities in your country have long tried to stem the flow of migrants.

“That is my intention,” Biden said during a visit to the state of Kentucky (southeast). The Democratic leader has been constantly criticized by Republicans for not traveling to that frontera in the first two years of his presidency.

Biden did not elaborate on the date of that visit. Next Monday she will travel to Mexico for a summit with the Mexican and Canadian presidents.

The issue of immigration is particularly sensitive for the White Housewhich is currently working to implement a sustainable strategy that allows it to control arrivals at the US border with Mexico, which is 3,000 kilometers long.

Until now, the Biden administration’s immigration policy has largely depended on a measure implemented by the former Republican president. Donald Trump (2017-2021)which was applied at the beginning of the pandemic of Covid-19 and severely restricts entry into the territory alleging health problems.

This legal instrument, known as “Title 42,” has been the subject of several court battles. The Supreme Court decided to maintain it on December 27, pending a substantive decision for the next boreal spring.

The immigration crisis on the southern border is one of the favorite topics of the Republican opposition, which criticizes Biden for being blind on the matter and regularly asks the president as well as the vice president Kamala Harris to be present there.

Human rights activists criticize the validity of the measure, which among other things allows the immediate expulsion, without legal recourse, of migrants.

Many US states are warning of a strong influx of migrants once “Title 42” is lifted, as illegal arrivals at the Mexico border are already breaking all-time records, with more than 200,000 apprehended in November alone.

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