ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Defeating COVID-19 is all about controlling the spread of disease. As President Biden assumes command of the fight against the pandemic, he must resist relaxed immigration policies that open the nation to fresh viral infection.
The president on Tuesday announced immigration reforms meant to reunite separated children with their parents, mitigate destabilizing forces that drive migrants from their home nations, and provide legal aid to asylum-seekers. His plans promise to smooth the flow of immigrants into the United States, but his 888-word summary contains not one syllable about halting the virus, which has killed upward of 450,000 Americans, from entering with them.
scale. we have spent $8 trillion on wars in the middle east, never really wanting to win those wars. but after all that money was spent and all those lives lost, the young men and women gravely wounded so many. the middle east is less safe, less stable and less secure than before these conflicts began. the same people pushing for these wars are often the ones demanding america open its doors to unlimited migration from war torn regions, importing the terrorism and the threat of terrorism right to our own shores. but not anymore. my administration understands that immigration security is national security.
the young men and women, gravely wounded, so many, the middle east is less safe, less stable, and less secure than before these conflicts began. the same people pushing for these wars are often the ones demanding america open its doors to unlimited migration from war torn regions, importing the terrorism and the threat of terrorism right to our own shores. but not anymore. my administration understands that immigration security is national security. as a candidate for president i made clear that we needed a new approach to american foreign policy, one guided not by ideology but by experience, history, and a realistic understanding of the world. we are building up america s
u.s. immigration officials say the trump administration s strategy is slowing the flow of migrants. apprehensions dropped 28% from may to june. our strategy is working. the president is engaging with mexico, the deal to enforce immigration security on their southern border, to partner with us on tackling the organizations is clearly having an impact on the flow. reporter: critics say forcing migrants to wait in dangerous mexican border towns is inhumane. we re seeing upticks in the cases of kidnapping, assault. these are people easily targeted especially central american migrants. it s difficult and we re putting them at risk knowingly. reporter: erin, the trump administration is expanding this remain in mexico policy forcing migrants to wait in the town of laredo, mexico, which is on the boarder with texas and mexico considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world because of drug cartel violence.
congratulate poland on meeting u.s. criteria for entry into the visa waiver program. today our countries signed a preventing and combatting serious crimes agreement, a significant and necessary step for poland s entry into the program. though we still have some work to do, we hope to welcome poland into the visa waiver program very soon. and that is a very big deal. both of our nations understand that immigration security is national security. in our meeting president duda and i discussed the vital issue of energy, reliance on a single foreign supplier of energy leaves nations totally vulnerable to coercion and extortion. for this reason we support poland s construction of the baltic pipeline which will help european countries diversify their energy sources. it is desperately needed and that is the way to go. during the past year poland has