The Biden administration, led by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, has been criticized for its handling of migration at the southern border. Mayorkas has expanded the “parole” emergency loophole in border law from approximately 15,000 per year into a pipeline for over one million migrants. The White House and its media allies have attempted to obscure this influx of invited economic migrants while highlighting the decrease in migrants apprehended at the border.
Despite these efforts, it is clear that the Biden administration’s policies have had a significant impact on migration patterns and the United States economy. The policy of Extraction Migration, which has been in place since at least 1990, extracts vast amounts of human resources from needy countries to grow the consumer economy after manufacturing jobs were moved overseas. This policy has led to increased stock values, as it has shrunk Americans’ wages and subsidized low-productivity companies.
The influx of low-wage workers has also had a negative impact on American citizens, particularly those in heartland states who have seen their job opportunities and economic prospects diminished. Additionally, the policy has led to increased rents and real estate prices, as well as a rising death rate among discarded, low-status Americans.
The Trump campaign recognized the negative consequences of this migration policy, stating that it was “flooding America’s labor pool with millions of low-wage illegal migrants who are directly attacking the wages and opportunities of hard-working Americans.” While the Biden administration continues to expand its migration policies, it is crucial for policymakers to recognize the long-term economic and social impacts of these decisions.