Congressman Jim Jordan sounds the alarm over Biden’s big plans to legalize border hoppers. According to Jordan, Biden plans to use them to fill the US workforce while ignoring capable Americans.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of Americans without a job, leaving them without a source of income. Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, has called on President Biden and his administration to put the focus on American citizens when it comes to filling job openings.
Congressman Jordan believes that prioritizing American citizens is the first step towards a successful economic recovery. He argues that this will not only benefit the economy but will also ensure that those living in the country are taken care of.
The Biden administration is expected to employ more migrants in the coming year. However, Congressman Jordan believes that the government should look to its own citizens and provide them with the opportunity to work first.
By focusing on American workers, the government can help to get the economy back on track and provide its citizens with the stability and security that they need during these uncertain times. This will ensure that those who have been left without a job due to the pandemic can find work, allowing them to support themselves and their families.
“Why not just hire AMERICANS looking for jobs?” the Ohio Republican asked in a tweet, responding to a report of the Biden administration’s new plan.
Why not just hire AMERICANS looking for jobs? https://t.co/ZIUwFRPWBN
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 21, 2022
On Tuesday, Axios reported President Biden was looking to tackle immigration reform in the coming year and to negotiate with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
His plan, according to the report, will include the hiring of more so-called “Dreamers,” or “lawfully present” recipients of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program or Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act.
According to the report, the Biden administration is looking to tackle two problems with one solution: As up to 14,000 migrants are expected to cross the border daily when Title 42 ends, the Biden administration is looking to get them into the workforce to lower inflation.
Immigration reform is “harder in the divided Congress, but it’s so clearly necessary in light of what we’re seeing in the job market,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement to Axios. “The thing that’s underpinning inflation still — that’s driving inflation still — is this tight labor market.”
“Immigration is a lever,” she added. “We’re down a million immigrants a year. That’s a workforce that we need.”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the government could not halt the expulsion of migrants for public health reasons under the controversial Title 42 program.
That program, which has been in place since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, must continue while courts assess a lawsuit filed by Republican officials in 19 states who say that unwinding the Title 42 policy would unleash a national “catastrophe.”
This fight picks back up in just a few weeks where the court will open up arguments from both sides.