Border crossings are already on track to surpass 2021, which itself was a record-breaking year.
OMB Director Shalanda Young answered questions on the Biden administration's immigration policies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing March 30, 2022.Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young argued that the U.S. is preparing to address a"traditional" increase inat the U.S. border this spring, despite border crossings already sitting at record-breaking levels.
Young made the statement during Wednesday testimony before the Senate Budget Committee regarding President Biden's budget plan. Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham pressed Young on whether U.S. border agencies had enough resources to address, and Young stated that the Biden administration anticipated a"traditional pattern" of increased migration and that authorities had enough funding.
"Look we have a pattern of migration, and we are preparing to ramp up for a traditional pattern of additional people coming across the border," Young stated."My question is do you support eliminating Title 42 deportation authority?" Graham asked. Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young appears before the Senate Budget Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
"I don't have a personal opinion," Young responded."I believe we, from a resource position, are putting forth enough money to deal with a historic pattern."put in place under former President Donald Trump. The policy was meant to address the impacts of COVID-19 at the U.S.-Mexico border and allows authorities to rapidly deport asylum seekers. The White House has admitted that ending Title 42 would cause a further increase in migration.U.S.
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