bighairymike: What is even stupider is believing Biden or Harris would do anything to reduce the actual inflow.

Well, as long as you brought up being stupid.

President Biden signed an executive order with severe border restrictions in June, almost exactly the same restrictions that DonOld Trump tried to enact in 2018, to temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry.

Migrants who don’t meet the requirement of having a "credible fear" when they apply for asylum will be immediately removable, and they will be removed in a matter of days, if not hours. Individuals who cross the southern border unlawfully or without authorization will generally be ineligible for future asylum (with some exceptions, including for unaccompanied children).

The executive order made it easier for immigration officers to remove those without a lawful basis to remain and reduce the burden on Border Patrol agents.

In short, republicans may be stupid but only because they do not know or understand the executive order that has reduced border encounters to below the number of encounters between ports of entry in June 2019, the last comparable year prior to the pandemic.

Since the orders are not permanent and he cannot provide additional funding, it is up to Congress to write legislation and provide the money to hire additional border agents, judges, and equipment to secure the border.

You know, like the bill DonOld killed because he was more eager to use American security as an election year campaign issue than to actually take essential steps toward making America more secure.

So, yeah, stupid indeed.

whitehouse.gov - Fact sheet president biden announces new actions to secure the border

dhs.gov - Fact sheet president bidens presidential proclamation and joint dhs DOJ interim