Seventy-six US Congressmen, all Democrats, signed a letter demanding that the Biden administration allow larger numbers of immigrants to cross the border with Mexico and stay in the United States.
They represent 10% of the US Senate and 15.2% of the US House. The signers also represent one non-voting delegate.
They say they are pleased that Biden is opening new legal pathways to help Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Haitians enter the USA in massive numbers. However, they argue this too little. They call for Biden to allow an unlimited number of illegal aliens to arrive along any point of the southern border, apply for asylum after being apprehended, and then be released into the United States.
The congressman called on Biden to end Title 42, which the media calls a “Trump era policy.” In reality, Title 42 has existed for decades. The reason they oppose Title 42 is that they want all illegal aliens apprehended to be able to apply for asylum and then be immediately released into the USA. Even if their asylum claim is denied, they simply stay in the USA anyway. Under Title 42, they can be returned to Mexico, and they must wait for their asylum application to be processed outside of the USA.
They falsely equate economic migrants, who seek a more comfortable lifestyle, with Jews escaping the holocaust. The letter also claims that there are 10,000 “extensively documented cases” of would-be illegal aliens being kidnapped, assaulted, or killed because of Title 42. This is an entirely fictional claim.
The letter also claims, “In recent months many of our communities have mobilized to welcome asylum seekers arriving to cities with open arms, and polling shows that voters support asylum.” These are also both entirely fictional claims.
US Senators:
Cory Booker
Mazie Hirono
Ben Lujan
Edward Markey
Robert Menedez
Alex Padilla
Bernard Sanders
Tina Smith
Ron Wyden
Peter Welch
US Representatives:
Alma Adams
Becca Balint
Nanette Diaz Barragan
Earl Blumenauer
Jamaal Bowman
Cori Bush
Greg Casar
Joaquin Castro
Tony Cardenas
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Judy Chu
Yvette Clarke
Gerald Connolly
Bonnie Coleman
J Luis Correa
Danny Davis
Mark DeSaulnier
Sydney Dove
Adriano Espaillat
Dwight Evans
Teresa Fernandez
Maxwell Frost
Ruben Gallego
Jesus Garcia
Robert Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
Jimmy Gomez
Raul Grijalva
Pramila Jayapal
Henry Johnson
Barbara Lee
Summer Lee
Ted Lieu
Doris Matsui
Betty McCollum
James McGovern
Rob Menendez
Jeffrey Merkley
Grace Meng
Gwen Moore
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Norton – Non-voting delegate
Frank Pallone
Donald Payne
Chellie Pingree
Ayanna Pressley
Mark Pocan
Katie Porter
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Illhan Omar
Delia Ramirez
Linda Sanchez
Jan Schakowsky
Brian Schatz
Adam Schiff
Adam Smith
Mark Takano
Shri Thanedar
Rashida Tlaib
Lori Trahan
Jill Tokuda
Norma Torres
Ritchie Torres
Juan Vargas
Nydia Velasquez
Elizabeth Warren
Frederica Wilson
