Yeah but that mandate is completely different from title 42 which covers land borders and is specifically for air trips from China a country where we know the virus is seeing a resurgence AND is known for their disinformation.

With that said the restriction mandates all air trips from China require a negative covid test. If the test is passed then it's business as usual similar to the immediate post pandemic mandates.

Title 42 gives the authority to expel migrants without any exception in the interest of public health. Dropping it back to title 8 like the Biden Admin wants isn't going to see any spike in Covid as immigrants will still be tested when they invoke asylum seeking privileges.

And this does nothing about illegal immigration anyways.

The issues are fundamentally different.

One refers to the impact that the pandemic had and how it is still lingering.

The others are mandates to reduce the potential spread of said pandemic in the moment.

One is cause and effect the other is limiting the cause.

Nah. If Republicans think title42 is still necessary then they should also believe in the lingering economic impact of the pandemic.

It's easy to understand how old mandates might no longer be necessary but the effects of the cause for those mandates are still being felt.