Gas Prices Have Surged 40 Percent Under Biden — And They’re Getting Worse
Gas prices are through the roof under the Joe Biden presidency, and analysts say they're only going to get worse.
Biden border czar announces resignation amidst disastrous humanitarian crisis at the border
Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Southern Border Roberta Jacobson said Friday that she is leaving government at the end of the month, making the announcement a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection released data showing record numbers of illegal immigrants are pouring into the U.S. from Mexico.
What are the details?
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a statement saying that Jacobson would be "retiring from her role as Coordinator" at the end of this month, saying the move was "consistent with her commitment at the outset to serve in the [Biden] Administration's first 100 days."
Jacobson, the former ambassador to Mexico, confirmed the news to The New York Times while praising the Biden administration, saying, "They continue to drive toward the architecture that the president has laid out: an immigration system that is humane, orderly and safe."
She added, "I leave optimistically. The policy direction is so clearly right for our country."
The Times reported that Jacobson intends to leave government entirely at the end of April, adding:
The timing of her departure is nonetheless striking, coming in the middle of the administration's efforts to reduce the flow of immigration from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Ms. Jacobson had been charged with leading that effort when her appointment was announced this year.
On Thursday, the CBP reported that according to their numbers, March saw the highest monthly total of migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico in more than a decade, hitting 172,000 — a 71% increase from the month before.
More than two weeks ago, President Joe Biden announced that Vice President Kamala Harris would be taking the lead for the administration to stem the surge of migration at the southern border, but Harris has yet to hold a press conference on the matter or to visit the area.
In Sullivan's statement on Friday, he reiterated that Biden asked Harris "to lead the Administration's work on our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle, a testament to the importance this administration places on improving conditions in the region."
Jacobson denies that Harris being tapped to handle the crisis had any bearing on her decision to step down, telling The Times, "I briefed and worked in support of the vice president's leadership on this issue. Nobody could be more delighted to see the vice president take on that role. It didn't have anything to do with my decision."
Pat Gray destroys AOC's misinterpretation of the term 'surge'
"They wanna say, what about the surge," New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) said in a recent cellphone video that addressed the influx of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. "Well, first of all ... gut check, stop! ... this is not a surge. These are children and they are not insurgents," she explained.
On Wednesday, Pat Gray reacted in astonishment over Ocasio-Cortez's failure to properly understand the meaning of the term.
"Surge is not short for insurgent," Pat exclaimed!
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Biden has VP Kamala Harris take the lead on 'stemming the migration' amid border crisis
President Joe Biden has tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with taking charge of efforts to stem the flow of migrants to the southern border, as the administration struggles to handle a surge of people — including many unaccompanied minors — flowing into U.S. illegally via Mexico.
What are the details?
During a media conference Tuesday, the president claimed the "the new surge started" in the Trump administration, but said the vice president has agreed to lead diplomatic efforts to address the issue.
"I can think of nobody who is better qualified to do this," Biden said, pointing to Harris' previous experience as the attorney general of California.
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The president said he had asked Harris to lead the administration's efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, countries that will "need help stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border,"' NBC News reported.
A senior administration official told the outlet that Harris will focus on working to curb "the current flow of migrants and implementing a long-term strategy that addresses the root causes of migration."
Politico reported that "the role puts Harris front-and-center at one of the most politically risky issues for the White House as it struggles with an influx of migrant children at the southern border."
The outlet further noted:
Harris' new responsibility is similar to one Biden had while he was vice president. He visited the region several times as more migrants from the three countries began to make their way en masse to the U.S.-Mexico border. Those efforts were seen as largely unsuccessful, and the situation in the countries has grown even more precarious.
What did Harris say?
Harris acknowledged earlier Wednesday during an interview with CBS News that the situation at the southern border is "a huge problem."
CBS News host Gayle King told the vice president, "Rightly or wrongly, people are coming in record numbers because they believe the Biden administration has encouraged — certainly children — to come."
King asked, "What are you going to do about it? It's chaos, some are calling it a crisis," adding later that "there doesn't appear to be a game plan."
"OK look, it's a huge problem," Harris replied. "I'm not going to pretend it's not. It's a huge problem. Are we looking at overcrowding at the border in particular of these kids? Yes."
Harris told CBS News that she and Biden would "absolutely" visit the border sometime soon.
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Studies show surge in stillbirths amid lockdowns. Researchers fear pregnant women are avoiding prenatal care.
An array of studies show that stillbirths have surged globally following lockdowns imposed in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, and researchers speculate the link could be from pregnant women avoiding hospitals and clinics out of fear of catching the virus while seeking prenatal care.
What are the details?
Nature cited a slew of studies this week in reporting that stillbirth rates have risen "dramatically" since the pandemic began, and that "emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to [the] increase in stillbirths."
Jane Warland, a specialist in midwifery at the University of South Australis in Adelaide told the outlet, "What we've done is cause an unintended spike in stillbirth while trying to protect [pregnant women] from COVID-19."
Stillbirths were reported to have risen 50% in the largest study conducted, which followed 20,000 women in Nepal. Nature noted, "The sharpest rise was observed during the first four weeks of the lockdown, under which people were allowed to leave their homes only to buy food and receive essential care."
Studies from India, the United Kingdom, and Scotland also showed the same disturbing trend.
Perinatal epidemiologist Ashish K.C. at Uppsala University in Sweden, who conducted the Nepal study, also blamed lockdowns on the high stillbirth rates rather than coronavirus infections. K.C. pointed to the fact that many pregnant women studied had appointments canceled due to restrictions, were unable to use public transportation due to shutdowns, and said others likely avoided in-person clinic visits out of fear of contracting COVID-19.
Data indicates those fears have justification, too. CBS News reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study on COVID-19 and pregnancy this week that shows pregnant women infected with the coronavirus were 25% more likely to have preterm deliveries.
A separate report from the CDC earlier this year noted that "pregnancy was associated with hospitalization and increased risk for intensive care unit admission, and receipt of mechanical ventilation, but not with death."
The Daily Mail pointed out:
In May, a poll found that nearly half of pregnant women were afraid to be in public and risk exposing themselves - and their unborn babies to coronavirus.
With non-essential medical appointments discouraged, many prenatal visits moved online.
It was an important stop-gap, but ran the risk of missed signs of symptoms that could imperil a pregnancy, such as an irregular fetal heartbeat, or preeclampsia, a form of pregnancy-related high blood pressure that can raise risks of stillbirth.
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