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![Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said Saturday that the only thing that would meaningfully bring down illegal immigration is if Mexican cartels see former President Donald Trump back in power and fear that his policies will be âvery, very bad for them.â Mr. Judd made the remarks in a Jan. 20 interview on Fox News, a day after top U.S. and Mexican officials met in Washington to discuss strengthening cooperation in addressing the throngs of illegal immigrants pouring across the southern border. While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged the âhistoricâ proportions of the border crisis now gripping the nation, a significant focus of Fridayâs meeting was on the âroot causesâ of migration, including pouring money into Central American countries to encourage would-be illegal immigrants to stay put. Mr. Judd predicted that talks with Mexican officials would not be fruitful, insisting that the power to curb the flow of illegal immigration lies north of the border anyway. âWe know that we can control everything that happens here,â Mr. Judd said, adding that, âif President Biden was seriously concerned about this issue, all he would have to do is give us policy.â Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, at a press conference in McAllen, Texas, on April 7, 2021. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) Republicans, who have blamed President Joe Bidenâs policies for record numbers of illegal border crossings, have called for a restoration of the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, an end to the Biden administrationâs âcatch-and-releaseâ tactics, and implementation of asylum and parole reforms. Democrats have said they welcome Republican efforts to enhance border security, but they insist it should be as part of a broader package of immigration reform. So far, however, efforts at immigration reform have faltered in Congress. Trumpâs Actions on Border Were âBrilliantâ: Judd While Mr. Judd said comprehensive immigration reform would be a welcome development, he said that much could be done right now to stem the influx. âHe doesnât have to have Congress give us laws,â Mr. Judd said of President Biden. âYes, it would be nice to have those laws because thatâs a long-term fix, but President Biden could fix this immediately with policy.â âWe saw that with President Trump. It was brilliant what he did to drop illegal immigration to 45-year lows. Biden could do the exact same thing,â he said. Illegal immigrants walk toward a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2023. (John Moore/Getty Images) At a Friday meeting with a group of mayors at the White House, President Biden acknowledged that the southern border is not secure. âNo, itâs not,â President Biden said after being asked by a reporter if he thinks the border is secure, which comes as the president is pushing for a deal in Congress that includes border security measures. âI havenât believed that for the last 10 years, and Iâve said it for the last 10 years. Give me the money,â he added. President Joe Biden arrives to address mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 19, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Asked for comment about President Bidenâs remarks, Mr. Judd praised the presidentâs admission that the border is not secure. The president has long avoided calling the situation along the southern border a crisis. âBiden said the borderâs not secure but then he talks about the wrong thing,â Mr. Judd said. âHe talks about money. We donât need money for this issue,â he continued, adding that all the available intel suggests that the record-breaking numbers of illegal border crossings are poised to get even bigger in the coming months. He then said heâs convinced thereâs really only one thing that will stem the tide of illegal immigration. âThe only thing that is going to drive these numbers down is if the cartels recognize that President Trump is going to be very, very bad for them,â Mr. Judd said. Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald J. Trump speaks during a campaign event in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 19, 2024. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) âThis is a business [for the cartels],â he continued. âThey recognize that they have to generate a profit. Do they scale back, trying to make this less of an issue for President Biden going into 2024? Or do they just continue saying, âHey, itâs a foregone conclusion Trump is going to win, letâs generate as much profit as we can right now?ââ âItâs all up to the cartels. The Mexican government is not going to do anything. They have no incentive to do anything right now because of the amount of money that goes into their economy based upon illegal immigration and drug smuggling,â Mr. Judd said. President Bidenâs admission that the border is far from secure comes as he seeks the passage of a supplemental spending package that would satisfy Republican calls for border security measures. âSignificant Actionâ Democrats and Republicans have been locked in negotiations over President Bidenâs request for additional aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Republicans have insisted that any additional funding for the Ukraine war must include meaningful measures to bolster border security. âThe crisis at our southern border has deteriorated to such an extent that significant action can wait no longer. It must start now, and it must start with you,â House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) urged President Biden in a Dec. 21 letter. The speaker called for measures like ending the Biden administrationâs controversial âcatch-and-releaseâ policy, expanding expedited removals, renewing border wall construction, and reinstating the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy. President Biden said at Fridayâs meeting with mayors at the White House that he expects a bipartisan deal on border security next week. âNow the question is for the speaker and House Republicans: Are they ready to act as well?â President Biden said. âThey have to choose whether they want to solve the problem or keep weaponizing issues to score political points against the president,â he said, adding that heâs prepared to accept âmassive changesâ on border security in response to Republican demands.](https://www.usnn.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Trump-Back-in-Power-Is-the-Only-Fix-for-Illegal-Immigration-Crisis-Border-Patrol-Council-Chief.jpg "Trump Back in Power Is the Only Fix for Illegal Immigration Crisis: Border Patrol Council Chief 9")
