Havana.- By the end of January, the Humanitarian parole According to the US Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Undersecretary for Public Affairs Luis Miranda, 357,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans have benefited.
However, the program, which is intended to prevent migrants from taking unsafe routes to reach US borders, is not The migration crisis has been overcome And the number of approved cases far outstrips the number of migrants crossing the border illegally.
Far from reducing irregular immigration, The migration crisis continues to grow with the arrival of thousands of people. Since August, more than 10,000 migrants have been arrested every day. Fiscal year 2023 ended with 3.2 million encounters of undocumented migrants at the border.
Miranda explained that “because the places are in high demand” they are currently processing “30,000 travel permits per month”, although there are questions about the speed and effectiveness of processing cases.
The humanitarian parole process is delayed due to the high demand for applications and the rigor of the applicant evaluation process.
Migration, campaign issue
The issue of the United States’ border with Mexico is central to the 2024 presidential campaign, which has been heavily criticized by Republican opposition to the Biden administration’s immigration and open border policies, which have a major impact on city budgets.
Republicans seek more restrictive policies that would sharply cut asylum protections.
Most migrants use the argument of “need for asylum” when arriving at the border, even if they are not eligible to request that protection; However, this argument allows them to enter the country, even if they have to appear in immigration court to defend it.
It is not “sustainable”.
Recently, Republican Senator Marco Rubio reaffirmed his position against the humanitarian parole system.
Rubio expressed concern about abuse of the system due to large influxes of people. He argued that, while he was willing to help those already in the country, he could not allow large numbers of people to reach the United States border without due process. According to Florida’s Republican senator, this is unsustainable and could encourage uncontrolled migration.
Democratic administrations defend humanitarian parole, arguing that it has contributed to a reduction in detentions at the border and discouraged dangerous migration routes. However, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records show that there has been an unprecedented increase in immigration to the US since Biden has been in the White House, with approximately 9,000,000 encounters.
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shower: With information from martinoticias.com/AP
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