Hopefully, no one reading this is in any particular need of economic relief due to the pandemic having forced them out of a job. Congress still hasn’t passed any new bills to extend unemployment payments or distribute stimulus checks, and besides, under the new Biden-Harris administration, we’re going to have to start taking care of all the new Mexican, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Salvadoran nationals now making their way here.

The New York Times this week offered a helpful reminder that apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the border are continuing to climb at a quick clip. With Joe Biden coming in as president having promised to roll out the welcome mat, the numbers are likely to climb faster and higher.