Biden Says He's Expanding Immigration and Asylum Programs

Jan 06, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    20% Negative

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"President Joe Biden aounced a series of efforts his administration will take to improve border security and streamline the process for immigrants to enter the country legally."
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14% Conservative
"Biden said the phone app, called CBP One, allows asylum seekers to submit their asylum applications to enter the United States without crossing the border unlawfully and an asylum officer can then determine if applicants qualify to enter the country."
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14% Conservative
"Many Republicans and conservatives opposed the bill in 2021 for supporting a pathway to citizenship without any additional spending for border security."
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-6% Liberal
"In his first days in office, Biden supported a bill called the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021."
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26% Conservative
"Biden said the parole program is orderly, it's safe and humane, and it works."
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24% Conservative
"President Joe Biden aounced a series of efforts his administration will take to improve border security and streamline the process for immigrants to enter the country legally."
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4% Conservative
"Biden delivered his remarks ahead of a plaed visit to Mexico next week."
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14% Conservative
"Biden said the phone app, called CBP One, allows asylum seekers to submit their asylum applications to enter the United States without crossing the border unlawfully and an asylum officer can then determine if applicants qualify to enter the country."
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2% Conservative
"President Joe Biden speaks during a town hall with veterans and veteran survivors in New Castle, Delaware, on Dec. 16, 2022."
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10% Conservative
"Under this parole program, Biden said the United States will allow up to 30,000 people per month from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti to enter the country and work for up to two years."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Biden said his administration will now expand the program to Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti."
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8% Conservative
"Congressional Republicans have refused to consider my comprehensive plan, Biden said."
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6% Conservative
"Speaking from the White House on Tuesday, Biden described new actions his administration has taken, including a new phone app where asylum seekers can apply for entry into the United States."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Biden began his remarks on Thursday by acknowledging that the new programs his administration is taking aren't going to fix our entire immigration system, but they can help us a good deal in better managing what is a difficult challenge."
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0% Conservative
"Biden then described how he sent draft legislation to congress to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, during his early days in office, but the legislation did not pass."
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-6% Liberal
"It's clear that immigration is a political issue and extreme Republicans are always going to run on it, Biden said in his Thursday remarks."
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-14% Liberal
"Since implementing this program, Biden said the number of Venezuelans that U.S. border officials have recorded trying to enter the United States illegally has dropped from about 1,100 per day to about 250 on average."
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-16% Liberal
"If their application is denied, or they attempt to cross into the United States unlawfully, they'll be returned back to Mexico and will not be eligible for this program after that, Biden said."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"We anticipate this action's going to substantially reduce the number of [people] attempting to get across our southern border without going through a legal process, Biden said."
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-20% Liberal
"Biden said Republican lawmakers recently met with Democrat lawmakers to again consider new immigration reforms, but said the Republican side rejected the new negotiations just as they rejected his 2021 immigration proposal."
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-26% Liberal
"Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) questioned the logic of granting amnesty through a pathway to citizenship for people illegally in the country while the United States is concurrently dealing with a heightened flow of illegal immigrants into the country."
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-28% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : President Joe Biden announced a series of efforts his administration will take to improve border security and streamline the process for immigrants to enter the country legally.
57% : Biden said the phone app, called CBP One, allows asylum seekers to submit their asylum applications to enter the United States "without crossing the border unlawfully" and an asylum officer can then determine if applicants qualify to enter the country.
47% : Many Republicans and conservatives opposed the bill in 2021 for supporting a pathway to citizenship without any additional spending for border security.

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