Under Pressure: Biden Looking to Appease Far Left, Considers 'Amnesty' for One Million Illegal Migrants; Report

According to a Fox News report, President Biden, in an attempt to appease the far-left flank of his party, is considering an amnesty plan for more than one million illegal migrants.

Biden’s executive border order didn’t go over well with the progressive wing of his party.

From Fox News:

Last week, Biden announced an executive order to limit the ability of illegal immigrants to claim asylum at the southern border. While it was brushed off by Republicans as insufficient and has yet to have an impact on border numbers, it sparked liberal anger, drawing condemnation from some Democratic lawmakers and an immediate lawsuit threat from civil rights groups.

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Multiple outlets have since reported that the White House is considering a “parole in place” move to apply for illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens. Parole in place is already being used in one year increments for family members of U.S. military members and protects them from deportation and grants them a work permit. The New York Timesreported that the program for spouses could include the ability for some spouses to gain a pathway to citizenship, but those details are still not clear.

Parole more broadly has been used by the Biden administration to admit over 1,500 a day via the ports of entry using the CBP One app, as well as 30,000 a month using parole processes for nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Parole in place has been rumored as a potential move by the administration for months and has been directly called for by immigration advocates. FWD.us, an immigration advocacy group, estimates that there are approximately 1.1 million spouses of U.S. citizens living in the U.S. illegally, and the group says it would add $16 billion to the economy if they were made U.S. citizens.

“As we have said before, the Administration continues to explore a series of policy options, and we remain committed to taking action to address our broken immigration system,” a White House spokesperson told Fox News in response to the reports.

“Mr. Biden can rise to the moment by leveraging the parole power to fulfill his promise to keep families together,” Andrea Flores, a vice president for immigration policy and campaigns said in a Times op-ed.

More over at Fox News:

If true, this is horrific and a main reason why Biden is so unpopular nationwide.

1M illegal immigrants could be given 'amnesty' as Biden faces pressure from left wing https://t.co/GL0dLVO7Tq #FoxNews

— HammerMike (@HMike141) June 10, 2024