1. a) What revelation did Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas make last week during an interview?
b) What did Rep. Cuellar specifically note about the releases?
c) Are you surprised that a Democratic congressman is sounding the alarm on the crisis created by President Biden’s policies? Explain your answer.
d) Do you agree with CBP ignoring standard procedure? Explain your answer.

2. a) For what reason does the reporter imply CBP (Customs and Border Protection) ignored procedure?
b) What statement did CBP make to the Post?

3. How does the CBP’s inaction affect ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)?

4. a) How did the Biden administration respond to request for comment?
b) What has been the immediate result of President Biden’s reversal of President Trump’s border policies?

5. a) Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security insisted in March that the border was not facing a crisis, and claimed that the problems the agency faced should be blamed on the previous (Trump) administration. Do you agree with Secretary Mayorkas?
b) What does the data show about why migrants are now flooding the border?

6. Do you think families will contact immigration without having been given a “Notice to Appear” in immigration court? Explain your answer.

7. It has been suggested that people entering the U.S. illegally should not only be fingerprinted, but also have a DNA test - especially as a way to protect the children by proving the people who say they are their parents truly are. Also, coyotes are known to use the same kids to get people into the country, and the kids are then sent back over the border to make the trip again with other “parents.”

NOTE: In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that police can take DNA samples from anybody under arrest for any crime (but not yet convicted), regardless of whether DNA is relevant to their arrest. (The idea is to be able to connect people under arrest with other unsolved crimes in a national database using DNA.)

Do you think those crossing illegally should have a DNA test? Explain your answer.