What will Biden not do to assist the genocide of Israel? Not much. He has ceased funding to UNRWA and provoked other major powers into revoking their financial contributions to the aid group after the ICJ ruling which did not amount to much but enough to stoke the ire of Biden. Now that he has trampled a crucial humanitarian group for Palestinians which would leave them to suffer even more than they are, he has also added to the suffering of immigrants in the US seeking asylum.
After several states began a revolt against a Supreme Court ruling ordering Texas to remove razor wire, and the ability of border patrol to remove the wire, Biden capitulated to the demands of the ultra-conservatives in order to get the funding passed for Israel. Some states began sending their national guard to Texas to arrest the immigrants who are looking for safety and work in the US. As we are all immigrants to the US unless of Native American background, there is little compassion for the reasons these people are attempting to enter the US.
All of the promises Biden made in his campaign four years ago are completely forgotten. He said he would not construct a foot of the border wall, but has added wall throughout the border impeding animals migration and affecting the environment drastically. He said there would be a humane process for immigrants to receive asylum in the US, but few cases are processed each month and now anyone found illegally in the US are deported without a hearing. Not just deportment, there are open-air detention centers at the border right now housing thousands of immigrants.
The GOP is playing hardball with Biden and they know he will do what they demand to pass the funding bill because Biden desperately wants aid for Israel. It’s very odd that news outlets do not include Israel in this funding bill when they previously had in 2023, but now they simply refer to it as the Ukraine funding bill (both Ukraine and Israel would receive aid if this bill is passed). Immigration is also tied to this legislation and Republicans are attempting to push through restrictive and inhumane immigration policies, which Biden is now fully accepting because he wants this bill passed by any means necessary. If this bill passes, then the border will shut down and those who are looking to the US for a better future and safety will be left to violence.
Why do people fear immigration so much? My grandparents were illegal immigrants and worked hard. They opened businesses and built a home. Immigrants want a better life and the ability to achieve a better life in the US. I’ve met countless illegal immigrants in my life and they are hardworking, kind, and compassionate people. Why not speak with immigrants before categorizing them as a threat?
Immigrants, asylum seekers, and migrants are being cast aside so that Israel will have funding for their genocide of Palestinians.
From the river to the sea, may the whole world be free.
Protest
Vote them all out
Boycott
BE UNGOVERNABLE
Vote 3rd party
Demand sanctions and embargo for- Israel, US, UK, France, Germany, Canada, UAE, Rwanda, Uganda
Please extend your energy to all people and places facing atrocities and genocide- Palestine, Sudan, Congo, West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.
Articles for reference:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/27/politics/biden-border-shut-down-us-mexico-immigration/index.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-bipartisan-senate-border-security-negotiations/
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-urges-president-biden-to-abandon-disastrous-immigration-proposals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/01/27/biden-immigration-policy-trump/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-is-title-42-and-what-does-it-mean-for-immigration-at-the-southern-border
**I’m getting over a fever so I apologize for not putting up links but I’m exhausted.