While Donald Trump demonizes immigrants, President Biden and his Administration have failed to effectively deal with the flood of immigrants from South and Central America. Indeed, it appears to be the most significant threat to his re-election. It is time that efforts to deal with this issue be intensified and publicized; of course, Republicans are unlikely to cooperate.
The participation of Mexico in the solution will be crucial; though meetings with the Mexican President are scheduled for this week, that country must be "strongly encouraged" to play a more effective role. Within our country, border facilities and personnel should be greatly expanded and, for those immigrants who qualify to remain in the U.S., a more robust distribution system, involving all American cities, should be established.
Most importantly, President Biden needs to speak to the American people and lay out his plan. In addition, he should visit the border, speaking with the Governors, immigration officials and patrol agents; press should be invited and televised conferences should be held. There is currently no more important issue when it comes to his re-election (or to the election of another Democratic candidate). This issue must be taken away from the Republicans.
