They told you the border was chaos. Turns out, it’s by design — from both sides.
WTF Is Going On?
Blas Nuñez-Neto (yes that’s a name), a former DHS official under Biden, just admitted what’s been obvious for years: America’s immigration system is a Frankenstein patchwork that incentivizes gaming the asylum process, fuels a shadow labor market, and serves up endless political cannon fodder for both parties.
Who’s Saying What?
- The left frames it as a moral imperative: anyone fleeing “danger” deserves to come in.
- The right calls it an invasion: shut it all down, deport first, ask questions never.
- Meanwhile, businesses quietly prefer the status quo — because cheap, vulnerable workers keep costs down.
Narrative Reversal
Here’s the kicker: under Biden, the U.S. deported more people than any year since 2010. Illegal crossings actually dropped below Trump-era levels by 2025. But did that stop the border from dominating headlines? Nope. Because chaos is good politics — especially when it scares voters or riles up donors.
Why It Matters
The system is rigged — just not the way cable news says. Congress hasn’t seriously updated immigration laws in decades. Visa caps are frozen in the 90s. This means:
- Legal workers can’t get in fast enough.
- Economic migrants pivot to asylum claims, stretching a process that takes years.
- Once they’re in, they’re eligible to work after six months — feeding industries that rely on under-the-table exploitation.
Deeper Dive
Nuñez-Neto admits it flat out:
- Asylum screenings at the border use a very easy standard — over 80% passed before COVID.
- Immigration courts then use a very strict standard, rejecting ~75% of claims.
- But by then, folks have lived here for years. Try ripping families out of communities and see how fast the outrage machine spins up.
Both parties use executive orders to patch the leaks — then courts tie their hands. Trump fans cheered judges who blocked Biden’s orders; Biden supporters clapped when courts blocked Trump. It’s all a circus.
What Happens Next?
The last bipartisan fix — a modest bill to speed up asylum cases, add judges, and temporarily close the border during surges — died because Trump didn’t want Biden to have a “win” in an election year. Now we’re back at square one.
Expect more of the same:
- Rhetoric of “open borders” vs. “mass raids.”
- Courts ping-ponging executive power.
- A shadow economy that exploits the undocumented while legal hopefuls wait decades.
Mic Drop
They don’t actually want to fix the system.
It’s too useful — as a political football, as cheap labor, as a pretext for ever more government power.
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a business model.