Mr. Trump threatened to launch the largest deportation campaign in US history
Mr. Trump vowed to erase the Biden administration's open border policy and begin an unprecedented deportation campaign if re-elected.
"On the first day of my re-election, I will eliminate all open border policies under the Biden administration. We will begin the largest domestic deportation campaign in US history. There is no choice left." different," former US President Donald Trump spoke to supporters in South Carolina on February 10.
Mr. Trump also mentioned the US Senate in midweek blocking the $118 billion border and national security bill, which included provisions aimed at the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border.
"Let's not forget that we had a huge victory this week that is worthy of celebration for all conservatives. We crushed crooked Joe Biden's disastrous open border bill. It's all over." did very well in parliament," he said.
The bill includes sweeping changes to the US asylum system and a mechanism to effectively close the border to most migrants when the number of border crossings is particularly high. Refugee rights groups, including Amnesty International USA, criticized the bill for containing "the most extreme anti-immigrant proposals the country has seen in 100 years".
However, more and more Republican lawmakers believe that this bill is still too soft. The Republican Party has repeatedly stated that it will not support aid packages for US allies if the problem of migrant flow at the border is not resolved. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican member, also confirmed that the House will not support the bill
Former President Donald Trump accused President Biden's administration of failing to resolve the border issue and called on Republicans to block the bill. He sees border control as a central issue in his race for the White House.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said at the end of 2023 that the immigration crisis in the US had reached an alarming level. With the message "America is full", he called on the government to speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants and end the situation of immigrants "abusing asylum laws" into the US.
More than 30% of Republican voters consider immigration to be a more urgent issue than strategic competition with China, the Russia-Ukraine war or the conflict in Gaza, according to a January survey by Sufolk University and the Boston Globe newspaper. and USA Today.
Trump seems to have grasped this sentiment of voters and increasingly mentioned the tough measures he wants to apply if elected to deal with the wave of immigration into the United States, including a commitment to end immigration activities. illegal immigration and tightening legal immigration management.