One of the issues that most concerns Americans is how the Biden administration has managed the immigration crisis. Since Biden took office, more than six million illegal immigrants have came into the U.S., mostly through the southern border. The situation has generated a national crisis that the president and his cabinet are unable to control.
One of the public officials who doesn’t seem to know what is required of his position is Alejandro Mayorkas. For months, Congress has been working to try to impeach him. So far, these attempts have been unsuccessful.
The majority of Americans want Congress to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll, "55% of likely voters" - regardless of their political affiliation or affinity - support an impeachment, including 37% who "strongly approve."
The percentage of voters who oppose an impeachment is much lower: 33% disapprove, of which 22% completely disapprove. Only 12% did not give an answer.
A failed impeachment attempt
In November, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to hold a vote to impeach Mayorkas. The congresswoman argued that the Secretary of Homeland Security “blatantly violated his oath” of office by “aiding and abetting the invasion” of the country. She pointed out the record increase in the number of encounters with illegal immigrants.
However, Taylor Greene was unsuccessful. Eight Republican representatives (Cliff Bentz, Ken Buck, Darrell Issa, Patrick McHenry, Tom McClintock, Virginia Foxx and Mike Turner) were opposed and voted against the motion to impeach Mayorkas. Finally, the Republican representative had no choice but to give up.
