Title 42 is the 'last meaningful' policy to prevent disaster, De la Cruz tells Biden
Daily MailNov 25, 2022
The Facts
On Tuesday, SCOTUS rendered a decision to temporarily keep Title 42 in place, a section of the US Code allowing the government to prevent foreigners from entering the country if they present a threat of spreading communicable diseases.
Title 42 was authorized in March 2020 by former Pres. Donald Trump at the onset of the COVID pandemic and allows immigration officials to quickly expel migrants in the name of public health.
The Spin
Republican narrative
The government’s primary duty is to protect and put its citizens first. While Biden and other Democrats want to dismantle any border protection that still exists, Republican border states that face the brunt force of the nation's immigration crisis can't allow open borders without a fight. The US has millions of people entering illegally every year, and it isn't sustainable.
Democratic narrative
Title 42 was placed into effect as a short-term public health measure to protect against COVID, not as immigration law. That it's still in place reveals what it really is: a racist Trump-era policy that denies migrants the right to seek asylum under the guise of public health. Thousands of legitimate asylum seekers are suffering; it's time this inhumane measure ends.
