Migrant crossings

The way the Biden administration handled the border has been a mystery to many since the beginning when all of Trumps policies were dumped. During his first day in office, Biden unveiled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 and reversed many of Trump's policies on immigration For most of his term Biden maintained he needed congress to help him control the border but in June 2024 when the polls showed the border to be an important campaign issue he took action. Department of Homeland Security officials credit the rules the Biden administration implemented on June 4 that deny asylum to migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and require asylum-seekers to request an interview at a designated port of entry using the CBP One app. Beginning in July the number of crossings have been reduced to 50,000 per month far below the 200,000 plus average during his term. The first question that comes up is why didn't Biden take this action earlier but a more basic question is why didn't he just leave the Trump policies in force. Another problem that hurt the reelection was the $5 trillion dollars in checks that were sent out during Covid which led to inflation. Without these two issues Biden would have been reelected. Many consider these unforced errors.