Media ignores Biden’s border crisis by focusing on Mayorkas’ misleading arrest statistics.

Jordan BoydMay 16, 2023

President Biden’s Border Crisis: From Catastrophe to Corporate Media Cover-Up

The border crisis under President Joe Biden’s administration is rapidly turning into a catastrophe, but you wouldn’t know that from corporate media headlines. Early Monday morning, news outlets blared that the administration’s decision to end Title 42 resulted in a drop in illegal crossings. However, this is a deliberately dishonest reading of the state of the border.

The Death of Title 42

The death of the Trump-era Title 42 was a long and slow one that the Biden administration claimed to support but repeatedly refused to end because of the pandemonium it would inflict on our already crumbling border. Since the end of Title 42 late last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says officials have seen a 50% drop in the number of crossings. However, two days’ worth of apprehension data is hardly enough to draw a meaningful conclusion from, much less dominate front pages and headlines.

The Corporate Media Cover-Up

The press’s coverage painting the coming calamity as a “lull” and an “ease” is a deliberately dishonest reading of the state of the border, but they didn’t come up with that narrative on their own. It was Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas who first shrugged off concerns about the sudden surge on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Even after warning it is “too early” to tell if the peak of illegal border crossings has come yet, Mayorkas expressed optimism that the Biden administration’s border strategy is working.

This downplaying was quickly echoed by President Biden, who championed Mayorkas’ claim that illegal border crossings “have gone down.” However, if Biden’s policies were actually reducing illegal immigration flow, that would be reflected in Customs and Border Protection data. Yet, even CBP isn’t fooled by the Biden administration’s deceptions.

The Reality of the Border Crisis

For days now, groups containing thousands of migrants have amassed at various crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border. Even before that, many migrants were waiting in Mexico for news of the end of Title 42. Many more are expected to join the influx into the U.S. in the coming months. Migrants know that the price cartels demand for their journeys through Mexico can range anywhere from $4,000 to $20,000 dollars. Giving those profiting off of illegal immigration an annual $13 billion boost is only worth it to the thousands pouring across the border daily if they know they will be allowed to stay in the U.S.

Under the Biden administration’s inviting policies, most of the illegal crossers are not only guaranteed unlawful entry without significant consequences but they will also be allowed to remain in the country without any semblance of accountability. Some illegal border crossers might even be assigned a court date in 2026 or later, but if history tells us anything, many won’t bother to show up. Others simply cross into the U.S. undetected or without being apprehended.

The Truth About the Border Crisis

The reality is that the border crisis is an unprecedented catastrophe, and the corporate media’s cover-up only serves to enable the Biden administration’s disastrous policies. It’s time for the truth to be told and for action to be taken to secure our borders and protect our country.