While there is a dearth of data showing the border crisis is costing Biden heavily in polls, Biden's plan to dramatically expand immigration and resettle record-breaking numbers of individuals from Latin America through the refugee program is wildly out of step with public opinion.
Not only have the massive spikes in illegal border crossings strained border patrol resources and posed threats to national security, but the Biden Administration's response is to vastly expand the number of individuals entering the U.S. under the refugee program.
According to CBS News, the Biden Administration plans to "Resettle" as many as 125,000 refugees in the year ahead, with almost 50,000 coming from Latin America alone.
Biden has flipped that script and is well on the way to expanding the U.S. refugee program to unprecedented levels despite public resistance.
In Trump's last year in office, a little over 10,000 individuals were admitted using refugee status, but Biden more than doubled that number by 2022.
Americans are increasingly skeptical of immigration and have deep concerns about President Biden's attempt to expand the U.S. refugee program.
With public opinion favoring a more controlled approach to immigration and asylum seekers, a law-and-order candidate like former President Trump running on tighter border security and increased scrutiny of refugee applicants could be increasingly appealing to Republicans and swing voters.
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