MANCHIN ON THE HILL: WV Senator Sides With GOP on Border, Blasts Biden for 'Leadership Vacuum'

On Thursday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin blasted the Biden Administration for having no plan to secure the southern border; Manchin is more in line with his colleagues across the aisle.

Manchin spoke with The Washington Examiner.

“We are one day from the end of Title 42 and still the Biden Administration has no viable solution to prevent an unmanageable surge of migrants at our southern border,” Manchin said.

“There are multiple commonsense solutions to this crisis, including my bipartisan bill that would give the Administration a two-year temporary expulsion authority for migrants attempting to illegally enter the U.S. without inspection or proper documentation,” Manchin continued. “While I do not support every provision, Republicans in the House of Representatives are at least working on a border security bill to fill the leadership vacuum created by this Administration. Our country cannot maintain our superpower status if we cannot control our own border.”

From The Washington Examiner:

…Manchin called for a bipartisan solution that he introduced last week alongside Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX).

The bill would resemble protocols of Title 42, which was implemented in March 2020 to avoid filling Border Patrol stations with immigrants in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Under Title 42, Border Patrol was able to immediately send back illegal immigrants, and people were not allowed to request asylum at the ports of entry.

The bipartisan bill would extend a Title 42-like expulsion policy for the next two years until a better long-term solution can be found.

Last week, House Republicans debuted a 213-page border security and immigration bill that GOP leadership insisted would “end the crisis and restore sanity” if enacted.

Manchin shared the story on Twitter, saying “We are one day from the end of Title 42 and still the Biden Administration has no viable solution to prevent an unmanageable surge of migrants at our southern border.”

We are one day from the end of Title 42 and still the Biden Administration has no viable solution to prevent an unmanageable surge of migrants at our southern border. From @dcexaminer: https://t.co/FvNUAi0VLX

— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) May 11, 2023

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